Joan Kabugu
Kenya
Joan Kabugu is a filmmaker with over a decade of experience directing Shorts, Features, Series and Docus. She believes in creating Authentic African Stories. Her filmography; An award winning Mofilm Documentary film – Lion Lights, Short films licenced MNET and ZUKU – Madam Chief, 40gs and Ihua Riakwa (My Flower), Feature Films Commissioned by Multichoice’s MNET/DSTV – Marikiti Women and Kila Mtu Chini streaming on Showmax, Award winning Hollywood short – It’s All a Game (Winner at Hollywood Gold Awards, Oniros Film Awards & Independent Short Awards) , Environmental Docus – Youth Safari, Climate’s Children, No Man’s Forest (Aired on Kenya’s NTV award winning show Giving Nature a Voice, independent documentary – Sounds of Silence supported by DOCUBOX… creator of Youtube Shorts – Saving Pink Beauty, Toycar and Eraser. She is the founder of award – winning film company Ecila Films, in 2024 she won the 40 Under Forty Africa Award in the film category. She also won the best Director award in the 2023 Women in Film Awards.
