Jayant Maru
{{short description|Kenyan film director (born 1990)}}
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| birth_name = Jayant Maru
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|06|13}}
| birth_place = Nairobi, Kenya
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| occupation = Director, producer, actor
| employer = MAHJ PRODUCTIONS
| years_active =
| notable_works = The Route, Sipi, K3NT & KAT3
| website = {{url|www.mahjproductions.com}}
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Jayant Maru is a Kenyan filmmaker based in Uganda. His directorial credits include The Route,{{cite web|url=http://www.waafrikaonline.com/2014/02/ugandan-film-route-directed-by-jayant.html|title=Spotlight on Ugandan Film 'THE ROUTE' Directed by Jayant Maru}} K3NT & KAT3,{{cite web|url=http://english.cntv.cn/2014/05/05/VIDE1399235397335242.shtml#.U3pKWlhiOsQ.twitter|title=Uganda's filmmakers aim big - CCTV News - CCTV.com English|access-date=2015-11-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115015041/http://english.cntv.cn/2014/05/05/VIDE1399235397335242.shtml#.U3pKWlhiOsQ.twitter|archive-date=2017-11-15|url-status=dead}} and Sipi. He has worked with Olympian Stephen Kiprotich, Miss Uganda 2014 Leah Kalanguka, and actor Patriq Nkakalukanyi.{{cite web|title = Jayant Maru - Maisha Film Lab|url = http://maishafilmlab.org/maisha-alumni/jayant-maru/|website = Maisha Film Lab|accessdate = 2015-11-02|language = en}}{{cite web|url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/artsculture/Entertainment/Film-director-explores-social-themes/-/812796/1920132/-/nbwk31z/-/index.html|title=Film director explores social themes|work=Monitor.co.ug|accessdate=2015-11-02|archive-date=2018-10-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004091052/http://www.monitor.co.ug/artsculture/Entertainment/Film-director-explores-social-themes/-/812796/1920132/-/nbwk31z/-/index.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://nollywoodtvonline.blogspot.com/2013/06/interview-with-jayant-maru.html|title=NOLLYWOOD TELEVISION|work=Nollywoodtvonline.blogspot.com|accessdate=2015-11-02}}{{cite web|url=http://artmatters.info/film/2014/12/kenya-born-uganda-based-filmmaker-with-a-purpose-directs-second-full-length-fiction-film/ |title=Kenya-Born, Uganda-Based 'Filmmaker with a Purpose' Directs Second Full Length Fiction Film |author=Ogova Ondego |date=December 17, 2014 |publisher=Artmatters.info |accessdate=2015-11-03}}{{cite web|url=http://www.talenteastafrica.com/2015/08/sneak-peek-ugandan-film-sipi-starring_3.html|title=Sneak Peek: Ugandan Film, SIPI, Starring Olympic Gold Medalist Stephen Kiprotich|work=Talenteastafrica.com|accessdate=2015-11-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052516/http://www.talenteastafrica.com/2015/08/sneak-peek-ugandan-film-sipi-starring_3.html|archive-date=2016-03-04|url-status=dead}}
Filmography
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| 2013 | The Route | Writer, director, producer | 91 Minutes, commonly referred to as 'Uganda's First Human Rights Campaign Feature Film against Human Trafficking'; Official Selection:
Nominated Best Feature Film : Uganda Film Festival 2013, Nominated Best Feature Film : Silicon Valley African Film Festival 2013, Official Selection : Manya Human Rights Film Festival 2013, WINNER Best Feature Film : Nile Diaspora International Film Festival 2013, Nominated Best Feature Film : FESTICAB Burundi Film Festival 2014, WINNER Best Feature Film : Mashariki African Film Festival 2015, Nominated Best Diaspora Feature Film : KALASHA Awards 2014. |
| 2014 | K3NT & KAT3 | Director, producer | 101 Minutes; Official Selection:
Nominated for best Feature Film at the Silicon Valley African Film Festival 2015, Nominated for Best Feature Film Arusha African Film Festival 2015. |
| 2016 | Sipi (film) | Director | Currently in Post Production. |
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20171115015041/http://english.cntv.cn/2014/05/05/VIDE1399235397335242.shtml#.U3pKWlhiOsQ.twitter English.cntv.cn]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20151007114355/http://www.theinsider.ug/tanzania-bans-uganda-film-over-too-much-sex/ Theinsider article]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20151007124539/http://stagebrief.co.ug/news-and-reviews/2014/EXCLUSIVE-Jayant-Maru-Talks-K3NT-and-KAT3-in-Interview.html Stagebrief.co.ug]
- [http://www.vibetickets.co.uk/blog/VInVGy4AAIQhKmYi/blog.html Vibetickets.co.uk]
- [http://www.waafrikaonline.com/2014/02/ugandan-film-route-directed-by-jayant.html Waafrikaonline.com]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TMrinXV_T0 Youtube footage]
- [http://bigeye.ug/route-movie-nominated-kenyan-film-awards/ Bigeye.ug]
- [http://mwnation.com/400-youth-get-film-in-a-box-training/ Mwnation.com]
- [https://kamukamapolly.wordpress.com/2014/10/03/tanzania-bans-ugandan-film-the-route/ Kamukamapolly.wordpress.com]
- [https://kamukamapolly.wordpress.com/2013/12/13/ndiff-hangs-on-till-the-end/ Kamukamapolly.wordpress.com]
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Category:Ugandan film directors
Category:Ugandan film producers