Four top Hollywood film producers flew into the country on Thursday to explore the Rwandan cinema industry and to train students in movie making. They were hosted on Thursday by the founder of the Rwanda Cinema Centre, Eric Kabera, at the site of the Rwanda Cinema Centre movie theatre under construction in Gacuriro. “This is a very great opportunity for students at Rwanda Cinema Centre to get a chance of being trained by these qualified producers in film making, and I am sure they are going to benefit a lot from the experience,” Kabera said. During the reception, people were treated to a sit-in cocktail and were shown a number of movies done by the producers and those that were done here in Rwanda by Eric Kabera. Producer Jon Turteltaub who directed and produced films like; Instinct, Jericho, Cool Running, The kid, Jay Kogen, and who is one of the original creators of ‘The Simpsons’ which he wrote and produced for four years, said that Kabera is doing something very good for the students. “It is a precious thing that these students are getting from the Rwandan Cinema Centre and from the training they have got, I would not be surprised to see great producers from this institution,” Turtletaub said. The other three producers were: Craig Shapiro who happens to be hot in the world of family movies like The Olsen Twins, and has recently released Dr. Doolittle 4 with his wife plus writing several screenplays. Ends
