ABOUT GREAT LAKES FILM PRODUCTION
GREAT LAKES FILM PRODUCTION was incorporated in September 2002 as a Private Limited Company when a German film production and a Ugandan media company came together in a joint venture. GREAT LAKES FILM PRODUCTION invested in state of the art film equipment and started its operation with an in-depth training carried out by experienced filmmakers from Europe to widen the skills and knowledge of a group of young talented East African filmmakers.
Ellen Goerlich is the Managing Director of GREAT LAKES FILM PRODUCTION. Having worked for over twenty years in the film industry all over the world, she has a wealth of experience, which has been instrumental in shaping the high quality of documentaries, image films and movies GREAT LAKES FILM PRODUCTION has done since 2002.
Over the last nine years, the company became a professional partner for international TV broadcasters and film producers who approach GREAT LAKES FILM PRODUCTION for production support, logistics and benefit from our local experience. Considerable service productions have been carried out for companies like CBS NEWS and PBJS (US), ZDF (Germany) and La Une (Belgium), among many others.
The GREAT LAKES FILM PRODUCTION team has grown in numbers and experience, making the company one of the most professional and experienced production houses in East Africa. Since its establishment, GREAT LAKES FILM PRODUCTION has successfully produced more than 50 films for international organizations. Our films show that we take time to understand our clients’ programmes in order to come up with meaningful productions to support their efforts.
In recognition for its high performance GREAT LAKES FILM PRODUCTION has so far earned international and national acclaim through the GOLDEN DHOW AWARD at the Zanzibar International Film Festival for the Best East African movie, Full of Energy, and has received wonderful reviews for the successful production of Hand In Hand, a first Ugandan soap opera. Our latest drama, Speak Out, has been another mile stone. This feature film on democracy and fair leadership got excellent reviews and was highly appreciated by national and international audience.
Although the film market in the country is still small, GREAT LAKES FILM PRODUCTION holds its position as the leading production house determined to grow. Our vision is to one day to create a “Kampala-wood” since the future of film in Uganda looks bright.
Please feel free to contact us if you need more information. We would be also glad if you came and visited our team and facilities in Muyenga, Kampala.
Our latest work for ‘Konrad Adenauer Stiftung’. A movie about a simple accident which set off a surge of rebellion.
... won two golden Dhow Awards at the Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF) for best East African Film and best Filmmaker. The short documentary about Traditional Healers in Uganda is our most gratifying.