bio

Joan Kabugu is the founder of Ecila Films a production house that creates Authentic African content that focuses on women, teens and indigenous communities in Kenya and East Africa and aims to transform societies. She’s also aKoma Africa Fellow, YALI Fellow and a 2018 Obama Leader.

skills

Producer
Scriptwriter

education

Bachelor of Arts - Sociology Certificate in TV and Radio Production

experience

Winner of Mofilm 2016 Competition for LION LIGHTS, Kalasha Award Nominee, Joan is a writer-filmmaker based in Nairobi, Kenya. Some of her directorial works are; political film MADAM CHIEF that was showcased across Africa, social comedy MARIKITI WOMEN that's currently available on Showmax, Environmental Documentaries YOUTH SAFARI, CLIMATE'S CHILDREN, NO MAN'S FOREST that focus on Climate Change, these films can be viewed on Demand Africa. Her ongoing web-series INNOVATIVE MINDS showcases entrepreneurs' mind-boggling business ideas.

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