By Our Reporter

US-based Ugandan Filmmaker and television content producer, Isaac Kigozi has been appointed as Ambassador of East Africa to the 2019 IndieWise Film & Music Convention that will be hosted in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

IndieWise is a 6-day convention featuring over 500 films, attracting 1200+ Filmmakers, Artists, Art Lovers , and Industry Professionals from around 80 Countries.

Speaking about the appointment, IndieWise Founder & President Jarrod Knowles said, “we are happy to join forces with Isaac. He is certainly an asset to our international team and has a great vision to empower Africans to maximize their potential and embrace their artistic talent. We share the same vision and we’re happy to work together to bring fine African films to the big screen, here in America”.

Isaac Kigozi’s appointment follows his ongoing mission to give the African woman a platform to tell her story internationally through their art and talent. Kigozi was nominated for a 2017 Daytime Emmy Award as a Producer of ABC’s “The Wildlife Docs” in the Outstanding Special Class Special category.

The Executive producer at Asylum Entertainment and the CEO/Founder of E World Media Group will be tasked to lead and coordinate a team of Movie/Film actors, Producers, Directors, Buyers and Investors from Africa to participate in the IndieWise Film Convention 2019, that takes place in Las Vegas, Nevada (USA) from September 24th to 29th, 2019 at the iconic and 4-Star Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino.

The 2019 IndieWise Film & Music Convention will see Africans in the movie industry joining their creative peers across the globe, as well as showcasing their films, art, and unique projects.

The participants will have guaranteed Film Screenings upon successful registration, provided that it meets the timing regulations. Distributors, Producers, Investors, and Buyers will have a chance to attend the Convention and seek new content.

The Convention will see insightful and popular speakers among successful Filmmakers, Industry Professionals, and Distributors within the industry, providing priceless opportunities for attendees to be educated, get exposure, and have a chance to achieve distribution of their content.

By Stuart G-Khast

Not so often does a comrade in the same business admit slighly lagging and places a colleague ahead. However that was not the case with DJ Roja.

NBS after 5 show resident DJ, DJ Roja has on live TV today disclosed his love for fellow DJ, DJ Shiru. Roja while narrating how he used to buy songs from Shiru also disclosed that Shiru is most famous DJ in the country.

DJ Roja remains a darling to masses alongside his other half Slick Stuart. DJ Roja and Slick Stuart has recently won most of the DJ awards in and around Africa.

Ugandan maestro singer Bebe Cool over the weekend attended the universal health coverage conference at the Kigali convention centre in Rwanda and talked to young people all over Africa. Considering the singet is Ambassador for Tuberclosis, he was best candidate to discuss health issues. The singer after he conference had the following remarks “Today, I was honoured to interact with over 400 youth from 25 countries all over Africa and the world at the launch of the Youth for Universal Health Coverage Conference at the Kigali Convention Centre in Rwanda. These young people have been deliberating for days with an aim of finding solutions to health care access for all youth in Africa. I am happy that for the first time, African youth have been given an opportunity to identify their own challenges and to also participate in finding practical solutions through their talents, connections and passion.These youth under a theme “Nothing about us, without us”, asked that they be included in decision making processes that impact their livelihood. I challenged them to question their motives for demanding a sit on the table of MEN. Are they coming with practical solutions or joining with an attitude of entitlement. I advised them to desist from making impractical demands but to concentrate on identifying challenges and suggesting realistic solutions. On the same day, I was privileged to have interacted with some of the most influential people in the noble business of health care. In meetings with me was the Senior disease coordinator of the Global Fund Dr Eliud Wandwalo, the head of community rights and gender at the Global Fund Ms Kate Thomson, the Group CEO of Amref Health Africa Dr Githinji Gitahi, the Rwanda Minister of Health Dr Diane Gashumba, the Liberia deputy Minister of Health Ms Norwu Howard, Uganda’s National TB and Leprosy Commisioner Dr Stavia, Mr Jacob Creswell, the team lead Stop TB partnership and Thandi Katlholo also of Stop TB partnership, and many other distinguished dignitaries. Tomorrow I will be participating as a panelist in two UNITED NATIONS HIGH LEVEL MEETINGS- TB Symposium”