Editing, Grading, Color Correction, Filming, Location scouting, Visual Effects producing, Animation
Abby Mukiibi is a known Director and an Actor at Bat Valley Theatre, who enjoys and has passion for what he does. He believes theatre has been a calling for him; as a young boy he loved TV and film and he knew that one day he would be on TV.
He took his first step by featuring in a short video called Files of Hope. Ever since then he has never looked back, he has done both local and international movies like Mercy of the Jungle, Imperial Blue, White Light, Sometimes in April, Last King of Scotland, Silent Amuse and many others.
Meanwhile his biggest achievements in the film industry are being an artiste, ability to express himself artistically, appearing on the screen doing what the director wants and being able to support his family because he lives on acting.
In his viewership of the film industry, the industry has gone through a bumpy ride especially in the initial stages, therefore he urges creation of unions e.g. Producers union, Actors union etc. These will help put into perspective of gaining quality and with time the regulatory bodies will come in.
There a lot of challenges holding back the film industry some of which include; low pay for actors and actresses, TV stations not appreciating local producers and their works, low gain from local movies due to piracy etc.
He highly recommends government support for the arts e.g. in Kigali and Rwanda, companies that invest in film are given tax breaks, salvations etc. Abby suggests creation of a film centre by the government to dictate the hierarchical flow of work in the industry as it is in Kenya “Kenya Film Centre”.
Abby’s advice to the young people is to persevere, be passionate and walk the long journey to success. It all about doing good hard work, and respecting the audience. He adds on getting professional i.e. you can’t be both producer and director, let everybody do their roles and professionalise in one field. When you get there, do not be bitten by the celebrity bug.