Uganda Film Festival Award for Best Feature Film

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.

Uganda Film Festival Award for Best Feature Film
Awarded forExcellence in Cinematic Production Achievement
CountryUganda
Presented byUganda Communications Commission (UCC)

Winners and nominees

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The table shows the winners and nominees for the Best Feature Film award.

Table key
  indicates the winner
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 Kennedy Kihire
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
2020
Skipped due to the Covid Pandemic
2021
(8th)
Stain Morris Mugisha [13]
Kemi
Catch Out
Monica
Tecora
2023
(10th)
The Passenger Usama Mukwaya, Meddy Sserwadda, Hadijah Nakanjako
Kafa Coh Doreen Mirembe, Khai Sam
The Kitara Chronicles Yiga Sadat, Kizito SudaisySebbowa
Mukisa Meme Kagga, Nana Kagga
When You Become Me Mathew Nabwiso

Multiple wins and nominations

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The following individuals have won multiple Best Feature film awards:

Wins Producer
2
Richard Mulindwa

The following producers have received two or more Best Feature Film nominations

Nominations Producer
5 Richard Mulindwa [14]
3 Hassan Mageye
2 Zziwa Aaron Alone
Matt Bish
Joseph Kenneth Ssebaggala

Records

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  • 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

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  1. ^ Yose, Joash. "State Research Bureau reigns supreme at maiden film fest". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  2. ^ "State Research Bureau wins big at Uganda Film Festival". New Vision. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  3. ^ "The 2013 Uganda Film Festival as it was". New Vision. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  4. ^ "List of UFF 2014 Nominee Profiles". UFF. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  5. ^ "2014 Award Winners". UFF. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  6. ^ "UFF 2015 Award Winners". UFF. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  7. ^ "UCC releases list of the 2015 Uganda Film Festival nominees". Eagle. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  8. ^ "'Freedom' sweeps the board at Uganda film awards". Eagle. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  9. ^ "OFFICIAL NOMINEES LIST FOR THE UGANDA FILM FESTIVAL 2017" (PDF). UFF. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  10. ^ Ruva, Roy. "Veronica's Wish Sweeps All Major Awards At Uganda Film Festival". Chano8. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  11. ^ "UCC releases list of movies nominated for Uganda Film Festival awards". Sqoop. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  12. ^ "UFF 2019 NOMINEES" (PDF). UFF. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  13. ^ "UFF 2021 Official Nomination List" (PDF). UFF. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  14. ^ "Mulindwa tops Uganda Film festival nominees". The Observer. Retrieved 13 March 2020.