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Radio showsSpecial sectionsRelated sectors | Production news Imani premiers in Uganda after BerlinImani, an African Movie Academy Award-winning local film, is currently being screened to the public at Cineplex in Uganda. This is the first time that a local film is screened alongside Hollywood productions at the cinema. Imani which was shot in Uganda recently won the Best Film in African language at the African Movie Academy Awards (AMMAS) held in Nigeria last month. The movie's lead actress, Rehema Nanfuka was also awarded the Most Promising Actress at the AMMAs. The film mirrors Uganda after Idi Amin, the former president and dictator as well as the post Lords Resistance Army (LRA) era. The two eras have been the most challenging for the East African nation. In the film, the producers showcase an intimate portrait of the lives of a child soldier, a maid and a hip hop dancer living in Uganda today. Imani is a debut feature film by two Ugandan sisters Caroline Kamya award-winning director and Dr Agnes Kamya a social anthropologist. It is a product of the director's Ivad Productions in Kampala. “We want to inspire the next generation to produce more films in Uganda,” Kamya said last week. The world premier of Imani was held in Berlin, Germany.
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