Ugandan filmmaker Kizito Samuel Saviour has been introduced as the pinnacle jury member for the Rustenburg Movie Pageant 2024.
Of their assertion, the Rustenburg Movie Pageant organizers expressed their pleasure and honor in having Kizito be part of their workforce.
We’re honored to have Kizito Samuel Saviour as our head jury member this yr. Kizito is a celebrated Ugandan filmmaker famend for his numerous experience in producing, writing, directing, cinematography, and modifying. His acclaimed movies embody Ssekkukulu (2023), Nkwanzi’s Slip (2023), Mania (2022), and The Forbidden (2018), essentially the most awarded Ugandan movie in historical past.
Kizito Samuel Saviour isn’t solely a distinguished filmmaker but in addition a devoted educator and mentor.
He teaches Movie & Video Manufacturing at ESOM Faculty of Music in Uganda and serves as a Movie & Tv Research Mentor on the College of Limpopo in South Africa.
He’s the founding father of the Uganda Academy Choice Committee, authorised by The Oscars, and Kyooto Media Group, a company that nurtures younger expertise within the filmmaking business.
His contributions to the movie business embody serving as an envoy for The African Movie Pageant (TAFF USA), a jury member on the Accra Indie Movie Fest, and a decide for the 2022 Netflix-UNESCO African Folktales Reimagined Brief Movie Competitors.
His entrepreneurial achievements have earned him a nomination for Leisure Founding father of the Yr on the FOYA Awards 2021. Kizito’s profession spans throughout filmmaking, training, mentorship, and the worldwide promotion of African cinema.
Taking to his X platform, Kizito expressed his enthusiasm for the upcoming pageant:
I’ve been honored to function the Head Jury for the Rustenburg Movie Pageant 2024. It’s a pleasure to help the expansion of African Cinema by this dimension. Wanting ahead to the pageant actions from twenty fifth to twenty ninth September in Rustenburg, South Africa. #AfricanCinema
The Rustenburg Movie Pageant, set to happen from September 25-29, 2024, in Rustenburg, North-West Province, is an occasion that includes movies, business packages, and workshops.
The pageant welcomes quick movies of any style, offered they’re low-budget and story-focused. Movies in languages aside from English should embody subtitles. Filmmakers typically attend the pageant to take part in Q&A classes, fostering a wealthy change of concepts and experiences.
