Uganda Film Festival Award for Best Feature Film
| Uganda Film Festival Award for Best Feature Film | |
|---|---|
| Description | Excellence in Cinematic Production Achievement |
| Country | Uganda |
| Presented by | Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) |
The Uganda Film Festival Award for Best Feature Film is an award presented annually by Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) at the Uganda Film Festival Awards. Introduced in 2013 at the inception of the Uganda Film Festival Awards, the award is given in honor of a producer who has exhibited outstanding production for a feature film.
Winners and nominees
The table shows the winners and nominees for the Best Feature Film award.
indicates the winner
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| Year | Film | Producer(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 (1st) |
State Research Bureau (S.R.B) | Matt Bish | [1][2][3] |
| Akataka (The Small Piece) | Joseph Kenneth Ssebaggala | ||
| The Route | Jayant Maru Eric Wamasebu | ||
| King’s Virgin | Hassan Mageye | ||
| Okusaalimba (The Trespass) | Dennis Dhikusooka | ||
| 2014 (2nd) |
The Felistas Fable | Dilman Dila | [4][5] |
| Zamora | Javed Jafferji | ||
| Reform | Joseph Kenneth Ssebaggala | ||
| The Superstition | Deepak Gondaliya | ||
| Spying on Susana | Robert Nkambo | ||
| 2015 (3rd) |
House Arrest | [6][7] | |
| The Boda Boda Thieves (Abaabi Ba Boda) | |||
| The Tailor | |||
| Akattiro (The Death Corner) | |||
| Call 112 | |||
| 2016 (4th) |
Freedom | Richard Mulindwa | [8] |
| Invisible Cuffs | Hassan Mageye | ||
| Wako | Zziwa Aaron Alone | ||
| New Intentions | Kihire Kennedy | ||
| The Only Son | Richard Mulindwa | ||
| 2017 (5th) |
Devil’s Chest | Hassan Mageye | [9] |
| Kony: Order from Above | Steven Ayeny | ||
| Rain | Daniel Mugerwa | ||
| Breaking with Customs | T. West Ttabu Wasswa | ||
| The Torture | Richard Mulindwa | ||
| Break In | Zziwa Aaron Alone | ||
| 2018 (6th) |
Veronica's Wish | Nisha Kalema | [10][11] |
| Bella | Matt Bish | ||
| 94 Terror | Richard Mulindwa | ||
| The Agreement | |||
| Slay Queens | |||
| 2019 (7th) |
Lailah | Richard Mulindwa | [12] |
| Red Rats | |||
| N.S.I.W.E | |||
| August | |||
| Bed of Thorns | Eleanor Nabwiso |
Multiple wins and nominations
The following individuals have won multiple Best Feature film awards:
| Wins | Producer |
|---|---|
| Richard Mulindwa |
The following producers have received two or more Best Feature Film nominations
| Nominations | Producer |
|---|---|
| 5 | Richard Mulindwa [13] |
| 3 | Hassan Mageye |
| 2 | Zziwa Aaron Alone |
| Matt Bish | |
| Joseph Kenneth Ssebaggala |
Records
- In 2016, Nisha Kalema was the first female producer whose film (Veronica's Wish) was nominated for the award, and became the first female producer to win the award with the same film that same year.
References
- ^ Yose, Joash. "State Research Bureau reigns supreme at maiden film fest". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ "State Research Bureau wins big at Uganda Film Festival". New Vision. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ "The 2013 Uganda Film Festival as it was". New Vision. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ "List of UFF 2014 Nominee Profiles". UFF. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ "2014 Award Winners". UFF. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ "UFF 2015 Award Winners". UFF. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ "UCC releases list of the 2015 Uganda Film Festival nominees". Eagle. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ "'Freedom' sweeps the board at Uganda film awards". Eagle. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ "OFFICIAL NOMINEES LIST FOR THE UGANDA FILM FESTIVAL 2017" (PDF). UFF. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ Ruva, Roy. "Veronica's Wish Sweeps All Major Awards At Uganda Film Festival". Chano8. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ "UCC releases list of movies nominated for Uganda Film Festival awards". Sqoop. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ "UFF 2019 NOMINEES" (PDF). UFF. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ "Mulindwa tops Uganda Film festival nominees". The Observer. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
