Talemwa Pius

  • Talemwa Pius
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Film director, Screenwriter, Editor
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv

Ugandan filmmaker
Réalisateur, scénariste et monteur ougandais.

Talemwa PIUS (Talemwa Isingoma Ategeka) is an screenwriter, film director and film editor.

He is known for MAD BOUNTY AND THE MIDNIGHT GUN (upcoming, TV Series), "Rations" (2024, Short), "Engaito" (2021, short), "Hakeem's Nightmare" (2019, Short).

Talemwa is an Ugandan writer-director and AMVCA winner. A New york Film Academy alumnus who explores genre storytelling to challenge and break African stereotypes.

Talemwa Pius is a Ugandan screenwriter and director who uses genre storytelling to reclaim African narratives, subvert stereotypes, and expand how the continent is portrayed in cinema. He is an alumnus of the New York Film Academy, a 2025 Talents Durban participant, and a fellow of the Red Sea Labs Directors Program (mentored by Spike Lee), the Red Sea SeriesLab, and the Swiss-South African AuthenticA Series Lab. His work spans Westerns, horror, and folklore- using genre to confront reductive portrayals and reframe African identity on screen.




Fuente / Fontes / Our Source / Quelle / Nos Sources (MAIS INFORMAÇÕES / READ MORE / PLUS D'INFOS) :
► Africiné Magazine (Dakar)
► www.instagram.com/talemwapius/
► www.facebook.com/TalentCampusDurban/photos/talents-durban-spotlight%E2%84%B9%EF%B8%8F-about-talemwa-piustalemwa-is-a-ugandan-writer-directo/1292746906194256/
► www.imdb.com/name/nm13181771/
► www.imdb.com/name/nm17846808/
► https://x.com/dstvuganda/status/1379419560894414848
► https://redseafilmfest.com/en/project-market-2025/
► BOOK OF PROJECTS 2025 (Red Sea FilmFest)
Updated by Thierno Dia, 23 March 2026

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