Stewart Kyasimire
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Stewart Kyasimire | |
|---|---|
| Occupations | Film director, executive producer, cinematographer |
| Years active | 2018–present |
| Known for | Black and Scottish; Four Kings |
| Notable work | Black and Scottish (BBC Scotland) Four Kings (Amazon Prime Video) |
| Awards | BAFTA Scotland nomination (Director – Factual) |
Stewart Kyasimire is a Glasgow-based filmmaker, director, executive producer, and cinematographer.[1] He is the founder of the production company Create Anything, established in 2019.[2][3] He directed the BBC Scotland documentary Black and Scottish and serving as series director of the Amazon Prime Video documentary series Four Kings.[4][5][6] He received a nomination for the British Academy Scotland Awards for Director – Factual.[7]
Kyasimire began his professional career as a user experience (UX) designer before transitioning into filmmaking in the late 2010s.[8] His early projects included short films, music videos, and commercial productions, through which he developed experience in documentary and factual storytelling.[9][10]
In 2019, he founded the Glasgow-based production company, Create Anything.[3][11]
In 2022, Kyasimire worked alongside directors Manu Kurewa, Eubha Akilade, and Morayo Akande on the production of The Wedding, with a British actor Colin Salmon collaborating with him to develop the concept and help create the initial characters for the series.[3][12]
Production companies
Create Anything
Create Anything is an independent production company based in Glasgow.[11] The company develops documentary and factual programming for television and streaming platforms.[13][3] Kyasimire serves as managing director and executive producer of the company.[14][15] In April 2024, the company signed a two-year development deal with Banijay UK covering scripted and unscripted projects.[16][17]
re:frame
Kyasimire launched re:frame, a professional network intended to support underrepresented filmmakers and crew members in the United Kingdom film and television industries.[18] The initiative connects production companies with a database of creative and technical professionals.[1]
Selected works
Black and Scottish (2019)
Black and Scottish is a 30-minute documentary broadcast on BBC Scotland and produced by Tern TV.[19] The film examines the identities and experiences of Black people in Scotland through interviews with contributors from media, politics, science, and the arts.[20][21]
Kyasimire received a nomination at the BAFTA Scotland Awards in the category of Director – Factual for his work on the film.[7][22]
Four Kings (2024)
Four Kings is a four-part documentary series released on Amazon Prime Video.[23][24] The series examines the careers and rivalries of British boxers Frank Bruno, Nigel Benn, Chris Eubank, and Lennox Lewis.[5]