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Award winning film promoting Uganda as major tourist destination launched by Premier

Gerald Businge — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 07:08:56 +0000

An award winning film being used to promote Uganda as a major tourist destination, was launched by the Prime Minister Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda. The film was unveiled to the Ugandan audience at Century Cinemax, Acacia mall in Kamokya. The film titled La Grand Jour (The Big day), was produced in French with subtitles in English. It was shot in several countries including Uganda and was directed by Pascal Plisson, a re-known French screen writer and documentary film maker.

Rugunda commended the partnership between the Ministry of Tourism, Foreign Affairs and the Private Sector that enabled the production of this film. He said this was a noble cause that Government was happy to associate with. The Premier encouraged Uganda’s Missions abroad to use this film to promote and market Uganda. ‘The NRM Government was fully committed to promote the tourism sector as a spring board for socio-economic transformation of Uganda’, he said.

The Minister for Tourism Maria Mutagamba, appreciated the participation of the 21 Ugandan youth in the film. She called for more innovations from the public on how to use Uganda’s tourism potential for national development.

On her part, Uganda’s ambassador to France, Nimisha Madhvani called upon Ugandans to use the film to promote the country as a major tourist destination.

This film was launched in September last year at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France to an audience of 2000 viewers. It has so far shown in Japan, Spain, Cuba, Italy and the US. The Ugandan launch was supported by the tourism ministry, Uganda Tourism Board, Fairway Hotel, Brussels Airline, Total Uganda, Knight Frank Uganda and the Mukwano Group. The Prime Minister was received on arrival at the Acacia mall in Kamokya by the Minister of Tourism Maria Mutagamba, Uganda’s ambassador to France Nimisha Madhvani and other senior government officials.

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Uganda gets permission to translate film taking root

Walakira — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:04:49 +0000

Uganda has received permission to translate and dub the film Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai into Acholi. Ugandans are looking for those who wish to help translate or be voice actors.

Ugandans are further informed that if there are those people who wish the film to be translated into another dialect like Luganda, Lusoga, french, German, Spanish and Arabic … and are willing to help with that dialect they should contact solidarity Uganda.

The film gives inspiration to East African environmental movements, social change, civil disobedience, and political reform and can be screened in communities throughout Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Kenya and South Sudan particularly those people/communities most affected by land grabs, violent repression…

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Mubajje watches film that demean Prophet Mohammad

Walakira — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 13:04:23 +0000

The Mufti of Uganda Sheikh Shaban Ramadan Mubajje has asked all Muslims wherever they are to come out and condemn in the strongest terms possible the film which demean, ridicule and belittle the Holly prophet of God, Mohammad (may Allah’s peace be upon him and his cleansed progeny).

He says that the film that was recently loaded on youtube by Americans was indeed an insult to Muslims.

Sheikh Ramadan says thatAmericashould come out and clear the air much as president Obama sounded apologetic about the film and the rage it has created in the Muslim world causing mayhem, sparking off endless demonstrations and burning US flags.

Last week the American ambassador toLibyawas murdered following this film depicting prophet Mohammad as a public nuisance.

The film sparked off world condemnation of the integrity of Americans by Muslims.

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Comedian Kato Lubwama in new music deal

Gerald Businge — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:51:51 +0000

After so many years of try and lose in the music industry, comedian Kato Lubwama is back with a six track love music album. Kato Lubwama is widely known in the theatre industry.

Kato Lubwama has also been surviving on playing adverts, creating jokes on CBS fm and manning theatres because he could not stand the stiff competition in the music industry. Kato Lubwama has been releasing songs and they fail to sell.

However it looks Lubwama is determined to penetrate into the music industry as he has recorded a six track music album titled ‘oli wange baby,’ which it is yet to be broadcast on the air waves.

The album like his previous ones it is in Luganda. It will be launched inKampalasoon. But that will come after he has finished shooting its film.

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Nigerians to launch HIV film in Uganda

Gerald Businge — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:09:28 +0000

The first Ugandan- Nigerian movie (Roses in rain) shot and directed in Uganda will be rescreened in Kampala next month. The film was shot in 2007 and it failed to impress average Ugandans.

However its producers are determined to make it sell inUgandaand all costs.

Therefore they have reorganized its re-introduction to Ugandans in the first week of November this year. The roses in rain is about HIV/AIDS threatening to break up a family.

The film was directed by Emmanuel Onuoha and Dare Folder of Nigeria among others.

Some of the actors in the film include Nigerians Zack Orj and Clarion Chukwurah. Ugandan actors and actress include Karitas Karisimbi, Sheila Nvanungi, Patriko Mujuuka and Jenifer Kabanda.

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