Film and television awards in Uganda
| Uganda Film Festival Awards |
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| Awarded for | Excellence in cinematic achievements |
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| Country | Uganda |
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| Presented by | Uganda Communications Commission |
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| First awarded | 2013 |
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| Website | ugandafilmfestival.ug |
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The Uganda Film Festival Awards, also known as UFF Awards, are presented annually to recognize excellence in the film Industry in Uganda. The awards started in 2013 under a Uganda Communications Commission initiative to recognize and develop the Ugandan film industry. Nominated films are screened at a five-day festival that also runs training, workshops, exhibitions and outreaches. The awarding night marks the helm of the film festival that runs for three days.[1][2]
Award categories
Categories for television were introduced in 2016, while film categories started with the awards in 2013. The following is the list of categories awarded by the Uganda Film Festival Awards as of 2019.[3][4]
Records
Most nominations per year
By a film | Year | Film | Nominations | Ref | | 2023 | The Passenger, Kafa Coh, When You Become Me | 11 | [5] | | 2019 | Laila | 11 | | | 2018 | Veronica's Wish | 11 | | | 2017 | Devil's Chest | 9 | [6] | | 2016 | Freedom | 9 | | | 2015 | The Tailor | 9 | | | 2014 | The Felistas Fable | 4 | | | 2013 | Okusaalimba (The Trespass) | 4 | |
| Television | Year | Film | Nominations | Ref | | 2021 | What If | 4 | [7] | | Prestige | | 2018 | Mistakes Girls Do | 5 | | | 2016 | Coffee Shop | 4 | | | Deception | | | 2017 | Yat Madit | 3 | | | Mistakes Girls Do | | | 2019 | #Family | 3 | | | The Honourables | | |
Most wins per year
References
- ^ "UCC promises more for the film industry". Sqoop. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ Ampurire, Paul. "UCC Signs Partnership with Hollywood Film Festival to Showcase Ugandan films". Soft Power. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ Muhindo, Clare. "UCC releases list of movies nominated for Uganda Film Festival awards". Sqoop. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ "AWARD CATEGORIES". Uganda Film Festival. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ https://mbu.ug/2023/05/15/the-uganda-film-festival-2023-awards-full-list-of-nominees/
- ^ "OFFICIAL NOMINEES LIST FOR THE UGANDA FILM FESTIVAL 2017" (PDF). Uganda Film Festival. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ Asingwire, Nicholas. "UCC Unveils Nominees for 2021 Uganda Film Festival". The Kampala Post. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Veronica's Wish sweeps the Uganda Film Festival Awards: Here's the full list of winners". Big Eye. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ Kaggwa, Andrew. "Freedom dominates Uganda Film festival awards". The Observer. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ https://www.accesskla.com/2023/06/winners-of-uganda-film-festival-awards.html?m=1
- ^ "Uganda Film Festival 2019: Full list of award gala night winners". PML Daily. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "The 'Devil's chest' takes most of it at Uganda Film Festival". Sqoop. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
External links
- "About the Festival". ugandafilmfestival.ug. Kampala: Uganda Communications Commission. Archived from the original on 16 December 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
The Uganda Film Festival" initiative was established in 2013 to promote the local film industry both locally and internationally, and to bring all the industry stakeholders together in a more focused and structured environment. This is aimed at creating a lucrative industry economically and socially to preserve our national values through film just like many countries Nigeria and USA.
