Cavendish University(Diploma in Business administration) MNFPAC(Diploma in film directing and screenwriting)
Occupations
CEO of O Studios Entertainment (2014–present)
Film director
screenwriter
film producer
actor
Years active
2010–present
Parent
Abdullah Mukwaya (father)
Awards
Full list
Website
usamamukwaya.com
Usama (/ʊˈsɑːmə/) "Osam" Nyanzi Mukwaya (born December 12, 1989) is a Ugandan screenwriter,[1] film director, producer, actor and former television host. He is the recipient of several accolades, including nominations for an Ama Award and three Amvca Awards.
He launched his filmmaking career with the short film Hello, which won overall best film in the 2010 MNFPAC Students Awards. Among his first major films are Bala Bala Sese, directed by Lukyamuzi Bashir, for which Mukwaya is credited as the film's writer and producer.[2] The film was nominated at the 12th Africa Movie Academy Awards for Best Film in an African Language. His directorial debut is Love Faces,[3] which was released in January 2018.
From 2018 to 2022, Usama served as chief content officer for Stream Afrique, a subscription-based streaming platform that offers online streaming of majorly African content.[4]
Usama is credited as the producer of the 2023 inaugural IKON Awards and the follow-up 2024 edition,[5] the earlier of which marked his first "live" television production.[6]
He is a 2019 recipient of the LéO Africa Institute's Young Emerging Leaders Project Fellowship.[7]
^"Ugandan film maker: I am living my dream". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
^Kamukama, Polly (12 April 2012). "Mukwaya, the self made filmmaker". The Observer. Uganda. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
^"6 Ugandan movies you should watch before 2018 ends". www.pulselive.ug. 21 December 2018.
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