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"If we don't tell our stories, no one else will"
UPDATE: EXTENSION OF ANNUAL LAB DEADLINE TO MAY 23RD, 2009
Annual Maisha Filmmakers and Technical Lab 2009 23 DAY LAB - July 25th to August 16th, 2009 in Kampala, Uganda
Maisha will be having its annual lab with a 23 day lab to be held in Kampala, Uganda.
2009 now brings a new partnership to Maisha with the Abu Dhabi Film Commission. This year's Filmmakers Lab will include 8 participants from Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. These Emirati artists will join our East African writer/directors in the 23-day program, which will focus on the basics of screenwriting and production. Each of our 14 writing participants will come to Maisha with a 5-10 page screenplay for a short film. The first 7 days of the workshop will be led by our 6 screenwriting mentors, who will conduct workshops on the fundamentals of screenwriting as well as meet with the participants one-on-one to oversee the revision of their work. Midway through the screenwriting segment, we will bring in 12 technical participants- specializing in sound mixing, cinematography, and editing. These trainees will attend seminars on all aspects of film production as well work one-on-one with mentors specializing in their field. The last 11 days of the workshop will be devoted to bringing four of our writers' screenplays to life, with the production mentors guiding the students through pre-production, shooting, and post-production.
Maisha will pay for participants' accommodation and meals. All participants will have to pay for their own transport to Kampala, Uganda.
Screenwriting Labs, 4 Countries
In 2009, Maisha Film Lab will partner with 4 Regional East African Film festivals for 4 8-day screenwriting labs.
For each Lab:
- 9 Participants will be selected.
- The chosen participants will be informed by email notification.
- A prize of US$2,000 will be awarded to the best script of the Lab for production. These funds will only be released once the script is finalized for shooting, a story board, production budget and schedule is submitted to Maisha's administrative team.
- The mentors for each Lab will select the winning script.
- All scripts must be written in English.
All application must be submitted via email to maishafilmlab@infocom.co.ug and not be larger than 1MB.
The 8 day Lab schedule is as follows:
- Day 1 and 2 will consist of reading scripts aloud and writing seminars.
- Day 3 and 4 will consist of one-on-one meetings with the mentors and revision of scripts.
- Day 5 will consist of an all-day seminar to reinforce screenwriting basics.
- Day 6 will be a full day for participants to revise their scripts. Day 7 final mentor meetings, final revisions and submission scripts.
- Day 8 read all scripts and evaluations of the Lab.
Rwanda International Film Festival
- Dates of Lab: 17th-24th June in Kigali, Rwanda's capital City.
- Due date of Application: Friday, March 27th, 2009.
- This will be a non-residential workshop; Maisha will cover the cost of transportation and food for the participants. Participants will be expected to arrive at the workshop location by 9:00am and stay until early evening.
Zanzibar International Film Festival
- Dates of Lab: 28th June- 05th July in Zanzibar Town.
- Due date of Application: Friday, April 30th, 2009.
- This will be a residential workshop; Maisha will cover the cost of the hotel, transportation and food.
Kenya International Film Festival
- Dates of Lab: 19th-26 October in Nairobi.
- Due date of Application: Monday, August 3rd, 2009.
- This will be a non-residential workshop; Maisha will cover the cost of transportation and food for the participants. Participants will be expected to arrive at the workshop location by 9:00am and stay until early evening.
Amakula Kampala International Film Festival
- Dates of Lab: 4th - 11th November 2009 in Kampala.
- Due date of Application: Monday, August 3rd, 2009
Film Chat
Maisha Film Lab in partnership with the Film Club and National Theater holds monthly public workshops every last Tuesday of the month, at the Innovative Center at the at the National Theatre. Workshops are hosted by Ugandan Filmmakers on subjects such as: acting for film, technical workshops (lighting, sound, camera) and script writing.
In the past years we've had mentors like Zippy Kimundu, Dilman Dila, Carol Kamya, Kalundi Serumaga, Matt Bish, Donald Mugisha and Michael Wawuyo.
There will be three bi-weekly screenwriting and directing workshops, in the first quarter, then we shall have production and acting workshops in the second quarter, and for the last quarter of the year we shall have an over view of what we've done in the last 8 months. We look forward to seeing you there.
Maisha Film Lab and Bayimba International Music Festival
Maisha Film Lab will show films during the 2nd Bayimba International Music Festivals scheduled from the 12th - 14th June, at the National Theater in Kampala. Three films will be screened per day.
Script Reading Committee - New Program for 2009
Maisha will be starting a monthly Script Reading Committee. Maisha will solicit 10 page shorts scripts and provide feedback to the writer in a workshop format on a monthly basis.
In order to apply to the Reading Committee, the applicant must have:
- Read at least 2 scripts from the Maisha library and watched the associated film
- Submit their 10 page script in Celtx format
Two mentors will review the script and provide feedback to the screenwriter on topics such as:
- Plot
- Sub-plot
- Character development
- Conflict
- Dialogue
- Resolution
Documentary Lab - New Program for 2009
Maisha Film Lab will be holding its first ever 10 day documentary lab this year dates to be confirmed.
Available At National Theatre:
1. Maisha Office - Room F06 - 1st Fl.
2. Box Office
3. or email maishafilmlab@infocom.co.ug for softcopy
4 Regional Screenwriting Labs:
» Maisha Screenwriting Lab 2009 Application Form
Annual Maisha Filmmakers and Technical Lab:
» Maisha Filmmakers Lab 2009 Application Form
» Maisha Technical Lab 2009 Application Form
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