About Matt Bish
Born 1975. Matt Bish is an Ugandan film director, screenwriter and film editor.
Matt Bish (born 15 May 1975), also known as Matthew Bishanga, is an Ugandan filmmaker and the Creative Director at Bish Films. He directed the first Ugawood feature film, Battle of the Souls, in 2007.
See Also: Brian Muhumuza Bishanga
Personal life and education The first of four children born to Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Bishanga, Bish obtained his early education in Uganda. There, as a boy, he grew to love film, attending the cinema but also being exposed to many movies at home with his family on his father's home video system. He credits his parents with inspiring his film career. After his primary education, he attended Makerere University in Kampala, where he studied architecture, before moving to the Netherlands in 1998 and studying digital filmmaking at the SAE Institute in Amsterdam. or something else.
"A critic is someone who can't do what you do the way you do it..." - Matt Bish
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Who is Matt Bish?
Ugandan filmmaker
When was Matt Bish born?
Matt Bish was born on 15 May 1975 in Uganda.
What is Matt Bish's occupation?
Matt Bish is a film director, screenwriter and film editor.
What nationality is Matt Bish?
Matt Bish is Ugandan.
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