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Video stars: the booming VJ scene localising Hollywood films for Ugandans
Carlos Mureithitheguardian.com
“VJs, who liberally translate movies and TV shows for local audiences, have become an integral part of TV and film culture in the east African country.
Part-interpreters, part-comedians, they often simplify scripts and frame them in a familiar context – for instance by changing characters’ names to those of local people or replacing western concepts with Ugandan examples.”
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