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Monica Anyede, a mother of 3 children, is a resident of Tiira in Busia District, Eastern Region of Uganda.  The wild story of gold and the district outback from a woman defying male conventions in pursuit of the mother lode.  Mediavision Academy has deployed its multimedia team in Tiira, a city located about 168 km east of Kampala, the country’s capital town, to capture the inspiring story of a married wife who has chosen to risk her life and health by digging gold. Commissioned by the African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME), the documentary project follows Monica, an artisanal minor, who has chosen to risk her life as the mining industry has a reputation for being a risky business, with health risks that are varied and often quite serious.   “It is important for miners to protect themselves accordingly” acknowledges Monica. The story depicts the experience of the most direct impact of gold digging through Monica’s eyes.   “The degradation of the environment a...

  “Holding and using a digital camera was a great experience of my life” declared Kumbonyaki Christo, a film production art student in his first semester at Mediavision Academy.   Students have to undertake, as a requirement, a one-year internship in the field, during which they are regularly monitored and assessed. Christo, 22, is from South Sudan.   He attended Uganda Martyrs High School in Lubaga, Kampala where he acquired an Advanced Certificate in Education.   Inspired by his own brother who is in the field of multimedia and information technology, Christo joined Mediavision Academy in August 2022 after a long Google search of best film schools in Uganda.      The Republic of South Sudan became the world’s newest nation and Africa’s 55th country on July 9, 2011. Renewed conflicts in December 2013 and July 2016 have undermined the development gains achieved since independence and worsened the humanitarian situation. As a consequence, South Suda...

  “The Mystery and Wonder of Flowers” – A Story by a Film Production Art Student   https://youtu.be/cje6Shwh3H0 “It is just unimaginable how a flower can play a part in curing a boy, Gavin in his 20’s, from a serious body dysmorphic disorder,” has revealed Laisa Gloria, a student in Film Production Art at Mediavision Academy that offers training programs preparing students for a variety of career paths in the film production industry. Gloria has written a short silent film titled “The Flower” depicting how a flower saved Gavin’s life and how critically important it [the flower] was in helping him with his battle with dysmorphic disorder.  “I got the idea after witnessing the surprise healing of the 20-year-old boy from an allergic disease,” she said.  “A flower can do wonders and save lives.”

For many years, the Filmmakers have and are still hunting all possible means to embrace unity, and work on policies that govern their work in the film sector. Never the less, these young and old men and women have not abandoned this until now. Although some have given up, the thirst and hunger for unity is still reflected from a number of Film makers and surely, one day, the dream will come to pass. On Sunday 4 th December, Mediavision Academy supported the Launch of a new Film power house in Uganda. The power house is a joining of four (4) film studios into one entity called X GENERATION. The film studios include:  Zenj Studios,  TEEZ Studios,  Purple Hearts and  Giraffe Motion Pictures.  The event took place at Fizzy Restaurant in Makindye. The proprietors of the four studios includes, Ismail Kyobe, Tolbert Baguma, Muyanja Bashir and Phatie Nakawuki. X GENERATION aims at boosting the quantity and quality of films to be produced in a year as the member c...

When Aesekol James was searching for a film school to learn acting, he zeroed down to Mediavision Academy after looking at our curriculum and the project model. He then joined us for the ACTING course. But along the way, he picked interest in the film production class which he later joined and learned CAMERA WORK, FILM EDITING, SCREENWRITING, CINEMA STUDIES, FILM ANALYSIS and more. During his stay at Mediavision Academy he produced and directed two amazing short films. SECERTS and AIDA. What caught our eye is that both films have a female as the main character. His philosophical ideas perceive women as caretakers, life givers and should be respected, promoted, protected and supported. As a young man who has always loved acting, he has now picked interest in other technical aspects of film production, and has turned into a passionate actor, robust cinematographer, film editor and screenwriter.  As an actor he has consistently delivered more than expected. He has so far performed...

  “The Mystery and Wonder of Flowers” – A Story by a Film Production Art Student “It is just unimaginable how a flower can play a part in curing a boy, Gavin in his 20’s, from a serious body dysmorphic disorder,” has revealed Laisa Gloria, a student in Film Production Art at Mediavision Academy that offers training programs preparing students for a variety of career paths in the film production industry. Gloria has written a short silent film titled “The Flower” depicting how a flower saved Gavin’s life and how critically important it [the flower] was in helping him with his battle with dysmorphic disorder.   “I got the idea after witnessing the surprise healing of the 20-year-old boy from an allergic disease,” she said.   “A flower can do wonders and save lives.” ‘The Flower’ is a story about Gavin who suffered serious body dysmorphic disorder when he gets exposed to the sun.   He tries out different mixtures making efforts to find a solution to the illness that...

  Nsambya, Uganda – 18 November 2022 - “ By the power vested in me and according to the Business, Technical, Vocational Education and Training act (BTVET) 2008, I hereby confer upon Zalwango Samalie a Certificate in Photography Studies.   Congratulations! ” Ms. Milly Nabankema, Coordinator Worker’s Practically Acquired Skills at the Directorate of Industrial Training (DIT), said softly as she was awarding the paper to the ‘2022 Best Student.’ For eight (8) years of providing quality training, Mediavision Academy is continuing its journey along the path it has traced out for itself towards shaping the future of the youths in areas of: Film, Photography, and Video. The Academy held its second graduation ceremony with the theme “Shaping the Future of the Youths” on Friday 18 November 2022 in the Academy’s grounds.   Present in the occasion were Ms. Milly Nabankema who represented the DIT Director, Ms. Nkoba Lorraine from the Private Sector Foundation – Uganda, Mr. Moses M...