Screenwriter, film director and producer.
Usama Mukwaya is a multi-award-winning Ugandan filmmaker and entrepreneur. He is notable for his films Bala Bala Sese (2015), which was nominated at the African Movie Academy Awards; Sixteen Rounds (2021), a short film that won best short film at the 2022 Durban International Film Festival; and the acclaimed television series Kyaddala. Usama is also credited as the producer of the 2023 and 2024 IKON Awards, the 2023 of which marks his first “live” television production.
He has worked as the General Secretary and Treasurer of the Screenwriter’s Guild of the Uganda Film Network. Usama is also the founder of O Studios Entertainment, a multimedia production company that has produced numerous successful local and international films.
O Studios Unveils Upcoming Project at Les Ateliers de Grand-Bassam
“The Passenger” Nominated for Two Amvca Awards
“Nambi” bags an award at the International Short Film Festival Kalmthout