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Film and television awards in Uganda
Uganda Film Festival Awards
Awarded forExcellence in cinematic achievements
CountryUganda
Presented byUganda Communications Commission
First awarded2013
Websiteugandafilmfestival.ug

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.

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.

Records

Most nominations per year

By a film

Year Film Nominations Ref
2023 The Passenger, Kafa Coh, When You Become Me 11
2019 Laila 11
2018 Veronica's Wish 11
2017 Devil's Chest 9
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
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

By a film

Year Film Wins Ref
2018 Veronica's Wish 9
2016 Freedom 6
2023 The Passenger 5
2015 House Arrest 5
2019 Laila 4
Bed of Thorns 4
2017 Devil's Chest 4
2014 The Felistas Fable 4
2013 State Research Bureau (S.R.B) 3

Television

Year Film Wins Ref
2017 Yat Madit 3
2016 Coffee Shop 3
2019 #Family 2
2018 Mistakes Girls Do 2

Special Jury Awards

References

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  6. "OFFICIAL NOMINEES LIST FOR THE UGANDA FILM FESTIVAL 2017" (PDF). Uganda Film Festival. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  7. Asingwire, Nicholas. "UCC Unveils Nominees for 2021 Uganda Film Festival". The Kampala Post. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  8. "Veronica's Wish sweeps the Uganda Film Festival Awards: Here's the full list of winners". Big Eye. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  9. Kaggwa, Andrew. "Freedom dominates Uganda Film festival awards". The Observer. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  10. "WINNERS of the 10th Uganda Film Festival Awards, 2023".
  11. "Uganda Film Festival 2019: Full list of award gala night winners". PML Daily. December 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  12. "The 'Devil's chest' takes most of it at Uganda Film Festival". Sqoop. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  13. "2023 UGANDA FILM FESTIVAL WINNERS 17 JULY. 2023" (PDF). Uganda Communications Commission (UCC). Retrieved 24 September 2024.

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.
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