ABOUT GREAT LAKES FILM PRODUCTION
GREAT LAKES FILM PRODUCTION LTD was incorporated in September 2002 as a Private Limited Company. The shareholders, a German film production and a Ugandan media company came together in a joint venture. GREAT LAKES FILM PRODUCTION LTD invested in professional 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 film makers.
Ellen Goerlich is the Managing Director of GREAT LAKES FILM PRODUCTION. She has a wealth of experience having worked in the film industry for over twenty years all over the world. Ellen's experience has been very instrumental in shaping the high quality of documentaries, image films and movies GREAT LAKES FILM PRODUCTION has done since 2002.
Nearly five years down the road the GREAT LAKES FILM 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 20 documentaries and corperate films for international organisations. Our films show that we take the time to understand our clients programmes to come up with meaningful productions that support their daily work.
In recognition for its high performance, GREAT LAKES FILM PRODUCTION has so far earned international and national recognition through the Golden Dhow award for the Best East African movie 'Full of Energy' at the Zanzibar International Film Festival, and received wonderful reviews for the successful production of HAND IN HAND, a 12 episode soap opera, which was the first of its kind in Uganda.
Although the film market is still small in the country, GREAT LAKES FILM PRODUCTION stays in the market as the leading production house determined to grow with the East African Film industry. Our dream and vision is that we shall one day create a "Kampala-wood" since the future of films looks bright in Uganda.
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 the 'US Embassy in Uganda'. A very emotional documentary about the trafficking of children in Uganda
... 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.