By Our Reporter
Two new movies premiered on Kibanda Xpress over the weekend.
One of the movies, Kawuula, produced by Ntege Manisoor, highlights the struggle of a couple to unbind the chains of witchcraft in their home after the husband breaks the charm used to keep him away from other women. The movie is available in English and Luganda translation by VJ Emmy.
The other movie, ‘Kifeesi Gang’, produced by John Lubagala, will take you on a wild chase as the police hunt for a criminal gang that has been terrorizing the town. The movie features popular local film actors Farouq Mutebi, Yasin Lubowa, Bumara Eric and Namakula Maggie.
The weekend movie premiere is part of the September Box Office movies which also feature two other movies, ‘Anandi’ and ‘Girls’ empire 2’ released last week.
Kibanda Xpress is a video-on demand channel created by MTN and the Association of Core Film Producers trading as Pearlwood, hosted on the mobile application YoTV channels with dedicated focus on airing local films.
The channel houses an assortment of more than 150 premium local films that can be accessed for only UGX1000 per film for a 24hour period.
Speaking at the premiere of the movies at National Theater, the chief guest who is also a seasoned media personality, Zambaali Bulasio Mukasa applauded MTN for embracing and supporting the local film industry.
He also congratulated the entire movie production team upon its successful premiere of the movies urging them to attain more positive qualities in order to drive their personal growth.
“Talent is key, but it should not be a lone wolf. You need to be confident, have the ability to network and market yourself, ensure flexibility in your work, time management, teamwork, dedication and most importantly commitment. That cocktail of qualities will be the driver to your success,” he advised.
