The winners of the Uganda Film Festival Awards 2019 were announced at a glitzy ceremony in Kampala on November 29, 2019.
The Uganda Film Festival showcases local content in the film industry but also focuses on other facets of promoting the industry e.g. trainings. It is aimed at generating interest in the Ugandan film industry both locally and internationally, professionalism, bring all the industry players. This year’s edition was hosted with a raft of activities that included film screenings, film exhibition market, workshops, training among others November 25-29.
The highlight of the festival was the award night was hosted at the Serena Hotel Kampala on Friday, November 29. The winners of the awards were;
- BEST SCRIPT / SCREENPLAY – BED OF THORNS
- BEST POST PRODUCTION / EDITING – LAILAH
- BEST FEATURE FILM – LAILAH
- BEST DIRECTOR – LAILAH
- BEST SOUND DESIGN – BED OF THRONES
- BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – AUGUST
- BEST COSTUME DESIGN – RED RATS
- BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – AUGUST
- BEST INDIGENOUS FILM – TEST OF FAITH
- BEST EAST AFRICAN FILM – MY VILLAGE
- BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM – THE LAST VICTIMS (WITH A SPECIAL MENTION TO “THE OTHER HALF”)
- BEST ACTOR IN A FEATURE FILM – NKAKALUKANYI PATRIQ (LAILAH)
- BEST ACTRESS IN A FEATURE FILM – MALAIKA NYANZI (BED OF TH0RNS)
- BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – MICHEAL WAWUYO JR (BED OF THORNS)
- BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – AGANZA KISAKA (REHEMAN IN N.S.W.I.E)
- HONORARY MENTIONS FOR ACTING – NALUBEGA JOSEPHINE FOR AN OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AS SARAH IN TEST OF FAITH
- BEST SHORT FILM – THE QUARRY, (SPECIAL MENTION OF AUMA DILISH FOR HER OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AS AKELLO IN SHAME OF PUBERTY).
- BEST ANIMATION – MIRROR, MIRROR BEST STUDENT FILM – THE EGO SHE LOST
- BEST DOCUMENTARY – BWANA JOGOO
- BEST TV DRAMA – THE FAMILY
- BEST ACTOR IN TV DRAMA – BWANIKA BAALE FELIX (THOMAS IN GAME OF LIES)
- BEST ACTRESS IN TV DRAMA – ELEANOR NABWISO (AS JACKIE MPANGA IN FAMILY)