Blessing in disguise for Uganda film festival
Monday May 17 2021
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The eighth edition of the Uganda Film Festival was scheduled to take place at the end of 2020.
However, because of Covid-19-related restrictions, this did not happen. It was believed the event would be scrapped altogether since during lockdown there were no productions taking place thus there were no films to showcase or nominate.
This was not the case though. It turns out the lockdown was a blessing in disguise for some filmmakers, for instance, producer Nathan Magoola says he wrote the pilot of his Pearl Magic Prime drama Prestige.
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The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has today together with MultiChoice Uganda and other partners launched the 8th edition of its five-day film festival with a cinema opening event at Acacia Mall in Kisementi.
The Uganda Film Festival (UFF) is intended to streamline and develop the film industry in Uganda.
Launched in 2013, the aim of the Uganda Film Festival (UFF) is to provide a platform to air and showcase local content in the film industry, award remarkable industry players, generate revenue as well as promote the industry through trainings in addition to driving interest in Ugandan film both locally and internationally.