Yuhi Amuli is a film director, screenwriter and producer from Rwanda.[1]

Yuhi Amuli
CitizenshipRwanda
Alma materBerlinale Talents
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter and producer
Notable workIshaba (2015)

Background edit

After dropping out of law school in 2014, he attended several screenwriting and directing workshops worldwide; including Maisha Film Lab in 2014.[2] He is an alumnus of Berlinale Talents.[3]

His directorial debut feature film A Taste Of Our Land (2020) premiered at the Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles and won the Jury Award for Best First Narrative Feature Film.[4][5] The film won the African Movie Academy Awards (2020) for Best First Feature Film by a Director.[6]

Along with his own work in film, he served as the Public Relations Officer for the Mashariki African Film Festival in Kigali for a five-year period.[1]

Filmography edit

  • Ishaba (2015)[7][8]
  • Akarwa (2017) [9]
  • Kazungu (2018)[10]
  • A Taste Of Our Land (2020)[11]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Interview: Rwandan Director Yuhi Amuli on His Magnetic Relationship With Film". OkayAfrica. 2020-10-02. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
  2. ^ "Berlinale Talents - Yuhi Amuli". Berlinale Talents. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
  3. ^ "Rwandan movie vies for top continental prize in Morocco". The New Times | Rwanda. 2022-06-01. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
  4. ^ ipoadmin (2020-03-04). "Pan African Film Festival Wraps & Winners -". Retrieved 2022-08-03.
  5. ^ "Rwandan film 'A Taste of Our Land' wins in Morocco". The East African. 2022-06-18. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
  6. ^ BellaNaija.com (2020-12-21). "And the 2020 AMAA Winners are… "The Milkmaid", "The Ghost and The House of Truth", Ramsey Nouah | See the Full List". BellaNaija. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
  7. ^ "Yuhi Amuli talks about his love for cinema". The New Times | Rwanda. 2017-03-28. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
  8. ^ Oguntimehin, Babatunde (2022-06-02). "Rwandan Movie Vies For Top Prize at African Film Festival in Morocco". News Central TV | Latest Breaking News Across Africa, Daily News in Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana, Kenya and Egypt Today. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
  9. ^ "Two Rwandan films selected for Al Jazeera's Africa Direct". The New Times | Rwanda. 2021-11-11. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
  10. ^ "Kazungu". www.luxorafricanfilmfestival.com. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
  11. ^ DIFF | A Taste of Our Land Durban International Film Festival - 21–30 July 2022, retrieved 2022-08-03