By Iminza Kenoge
Published October 13, 2022
Bramwel Iro of Kenyan is among 15 producers from around the globe who have been selected to participate in a week-long Creative Producer Indaba (CPI) whose programme is packed with workshops, discussions, case studies, and one-on-one meetings with mentorship focussed on the development of projects that will take them through the whole scope of skills needed to get a film into production and reach audiences.
Iro is a Pan African film producer, bringing African perspectives to global audiences. He is co-founder of LBx Africa, a Nairobi-based production company that produces high quality fiction and non-fiction content for the international market.
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Spirited and determined, Iro’s work is a reflection of the world he engages in, and he is drawn to stories that highlight social, environmental and political issues.
Over the years, Iro has taken part in making inspiring, thought-provoking stories that have gained critical acclaim.
Iro was the service producer of the multi-award-winning and Oscar-nominated short film, Watu Wote/All of Us in 2017. He is Executive Producer on the feature documentaries, No Simple Way Home (2022) and Softie (2020) which won the World Cinema Special Jury Award for Editing at the Sundance Film Festival in 2020. He is also producer on BABA (2022) and Executive Producer on Free Money (2022) which are set to have their World Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival 2022.
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Iro is a Produire au sud (2021) and Durban Filmmart (2021) alumnus.
Creative Producer Indaba is presented by Realness Institute in partnership with EAVE, International Film Festival Rotterdam’s industry initiative IFFR Pro, and the Marrakech International Film Festival’s Atlas Workshops; with the support of IEFTA, Projeto Paradiso and The StoryBoard Collective. The Indaba aims to bring together a hive-mind of producers who are either in the process of developing a film project, or want to collaborate on an African film project, in order to develop their entrepreneurial and leadership expertise, foster their creative skills, and create long-lasting and significant networks.
