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Tuesday, 11th June 2024

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Our Managing Director Philipp Hoffmann will be speaking at the #NextvSeriesEastAfrica about his expertise and experience with #TidPix as part of the Panel “Niche vs. Giants: Unveiling Tactics to Monetize Local Content and Connect with the Diaspora”!


Grants & Submissions

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CALLS FOR APPLICATIONS

Deadline: July 19th 2024

Call for applications for Films in Production or Post-production is now open. Read more about it HERE

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Deadline: July 1st 2024

Call for submissions for this year’s festival edition in autumn.

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TAKE 5!

Today , we feature, Joyce Musokea screen producer, director and actress. Her superpower is creating stories that are conversation starters, and that connect deeply, often humorously and authentically with audiences.

Q: What do you like most about your job as a producer / director

A: I find it amazing that one can bring to life all the ideas in their head and in the process, create jobs and opportunities for so many others. I find it very fulfilling to create opportunities, not just for myself, but also for others. I believe in having a healthy mix of experienced, as well as first-timer cast and crew working together and learning from each other. I also like the fact the producing and directing force me out of my shell and my comfort zone and the result is personal growth!

Q: What do you consider your artistic process when it comes to making a film

A: I try not to overthink it, because I easily get overwhelmed by all that needs to be done! My mantra is ‘To do whatever little I can, today’ to move the project forward, using whatever resources I have at the time:. Sometimes the only resource I have available to me at the time, is a piece of paper and a pencil. I find that if I break the mountain into bite-sized pieces, I am more likely to see the project through to the end. I also have the advantage of an artistic social circle, a gifted writer within reach, and I know that if I share an idea, it’s likely to turn so much richer. I enjoy the casting process, and (most of) the directing process. Post-production is a mixed bag. On one hand, by that time I have handled the film so much, I almost can’t stand it, and at the same time, seeing the beauty that music, sound design, color grading etc add to the edit, is very energizing!

Q; Why did you start making films?

A: I started making films because I had a story that wouldn’t leave my mind, and also as a way to create work for myself. I was attempting to run a business at the time, and I was failing spectacularly! One particularly hard afternoon I just found myself eventually laughing at myself and all my entrepreneurial mishaps. That was the first time the thought to actually produce a film about the misadventures of an entrepreneur came to mind. However, what started out as an idea for a film, ended up being a TV series since there was way too much to fit into a film. It also helped that I had immense support from family and friends around me, who believed in me, gave me a hand, and kept nudging me forward even when I wasn’t sure of myself.

Q: What are you currently watching?

A: Bollywood!

Q: Any advice to those starting out in the film

A: Don’t be afraid to make mistakes or look silly. One must first wobble before they learn to walk. Take that internship, ask those obvious questions while on set, make your first bad film. That’s how you grow.

Editor’s Choice

Movie: Taliya

Synopsys: In an idyllic fishing village off the coast of Kenya, Babu, a poor but ambitious fisherman, ensnares Taliya, a mermaid-like water spirit, in stolen nets. Unable to get his ‘three wishes’ (or is it five) as told in the village’s stories of old, Babu decides to exploit Taliya as a grand magical theatrical exhibit instead. He employs the Village Storyteller to help sell his story to the masses but soon comes to conflict with the Chief’s Son and a White Missionary Priest, who wish to end his act. He manages to co-opt the Chief’s Son who sees Taliya as a Weapon to exploit. But Taliya herself just wants to go home and so must effect her own plan, using Babu’s own mal-formed eight-year-old son as a crucial part of her exit strategy.

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