Usama Mukwaya

Usama (/ʊˈsɑːmə/) "Osam" Nyanzi Mukwaya (born December 12, 1989) is a Ugandan screenwriter, film director, producer and former television host. He has received several accolades, including nominations for an Ama Award and three Amvca Awards.

He launched his filmmaking career with the short film Hello, which won overall best film in the 2010 MNFPAC Students Awards. His first major film as a producer is Bala Bala Sese, directed by Lukyamuzi Bashir, for which Mukwaya is credited as both the writer and producer. The film was nominated at the 12th Africa Movie Academy Awards for Best Film in an African Language. His directorial debut is Love Faces, which was released in January 2018. Usama has also appeared in films such as New Intentions, Pain of Lies, and Iron Love.

From 2018 to 2022, Usama served as chief content officer for Stream Afrique, a subscription-based streaming platform that offers online streaming of majorly African content.

He is credited as the producer of the 2023 inaugural IKON Awards and the follow-up 2nd and 3rd editions, the earlier of which marked his first "live" television production. He served as the Director of Operations at the Ikon Inspire Foundation from 2024 to 2026.

Mukwaya is an executive member of Uganda Film Network and a 2019 recipient of the LéO Africa Institute's Young Emerging Leaders Project Fellowship. Mukwaya was nominated for the 2026 Forty Under 40 Africa Awards in the Music and Entertainment category.