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Uganda Film Festival Award For Best Supporting Actor
The Uganda Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actor is an award presented annually by Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) to a male supporting actor (actress) for their outstanding acting in a film support role at the Uganda Film Festival Awards 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 U .... The category was introduced in 2015 but was suspended in 2016 and 2017 and re-introduced in 2018. Winners and nominees The table shows the winners and nominees for the Best Supporting Actor award. Multiple wins and nominations No actor has won this category multiple times. The following actors have received two or more Best Supporting Actor nominations References {{DEFAULTSORT:Uganda Film Festival Award For Best Actress in a Feature Film Ugandan film awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uganda Communications Commission
The Uganda Communications Commission ''(UCC)'' is the government regulatory body of the communications sector in Uganda. Although owned by the Ugandan government, it acts independently. Its mandated responsibilities include licensing, regulation, communications infrastructure development and the expansion of rural communications service. Location The headquarters of the UCC are located at 42-44 Spring Road, in Bugoloobi, a neighborhood in Nakawa Division, in Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in that country. Other regional offices are located in Gulu, Mbale, Masindi and Mbarara. History UCC was created by the Communications Act enacted in 1997, by the Ugandan Parliament. That instrument, split the then Ugandan parastatal, ''Uganda Posts and Telecommunications Company Limited'' (UPTCL), into four entities: * Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) – The communications industry regulator * Uganda Post Limited – Also known as Posta Uganda * PostBank Uganda †... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territories make up Eastern Africa: Due to the historical .... The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The southern part of the country includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, shared with Kenya and Tanzania. Uganda is in the African Great Lakes region. Uganda also lies within the Nile, Nile basin and has a varied but generally a modified equatorial climate. It has a population of around 49 million, of which 8.5 million live in the Capital city, capital and largest city of Kampala. Uganda is named after the Buganda kingdom, which encompasses a large portion of the south of the country, includi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uganda Film Festival Awards
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 Television Most wins per year By a film Television References External linksTHE UGANDA FILM FERSTIVAL STRUCTURE {{DEFAULTSORT:Uganda Film Festival Award Ugandan film awards Ugandan television awards Awards established in 2013 2013 establishm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Wawuyo
Michael Wawuyo Sr is a Ugandan actor and special effects artist. He is notable for his big screen roles on ''Last King of Scotland'', '' Kony: Order from Above'', '' The Only Son'', ''Sometimes in April'', '' The Mercy of the Jungle'' and small screen roles on NTV's ''Yat Madit'' and '' Power of Legacy''. Career Wawuyo broke into the film scene when he played a terrorist soldier in a 1991 Mira Nair directed film Mississippi Masala. He went on to play mostly soldier roles such as an intelligence security officer in Black Blood, a military commander in a 2005 history-period HBO TV Movie film Sometimes in April about the Rwandan genocide of 1994 and an air force commander in The Last King of Scotland, a 2016 Hollywood film about the former Ugandan president Idi Amin. He has also acted in many local and regional films like The Mercy of the Jungle, Situka, Kony: Order from Above, The Only Son and The Boda Boda Thieves (Abaabi Ba Booda). He debuted his television role as Achan, on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobi Wine
Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, known by his stage name Bobi Wine, is a Ugandan politician, singer, and actor. He is a former Member of Parliament for Kyadondo County East constituency in Wakiso District, in Uganda's Central Region. He also leads the National Unity Platform political party. In June 2019, he announced his candidacy for the 2021 Ugandan presidential election. He participated in the 2021 election where he lost to the incumbent Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, a result which Kyagulanyi and a large section of the public strongly disputed. On December 14, 2021, he was placed under house arrest by the Government of Uganda. He has continued to protest his arrest. Early life and education Kyagulanyi was born in Nkozi Hospital, where his mother worked. He grew up in the Kamwokya slum in the northeastern part of Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. Kyagulanyi attended Kitante Hill School, where he attained his Uganda Certificate of Education in 1996, as well as Kololo Senior Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Situka
''Situka (A Call for Action)'' is a Ugandan feature film about two lovers: Amanio ( Hellen Lukoma), an ambitious young woman with a passion for politics, who inspires her boyfriend Muganga (Bobi Wine), an industrious young daredevil, to stand up for justice in society. ''Situka'' explores relevant social issues, inspiring young people to be more involved in their communities, rather than expecting the government to provide for them. Synopsis Muganga runs a prominent bar near the university. Admired by his peers, he struggles with his purpose and influence until his girlfriend Amanio's life is put at risk. Uganda's political and social services fail her, and Muganga is moved to fight for his love and his people. Cast and characters * Bobi Wine as Muganga, an industrious young man and daredevil; Amanio's boyfriend, university graduate, and bar owner * Hellen Lukoma as Amanio, an ambitious young woman with a passion for politics; Muganga's girlfriend * Raymond Rushabiro as Kazun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veronica's Wish
''Veronica’s Wish'' is a Ugandan English-language drama film starring Nisha Kalema (Veronica), Housen Mushema (Michael), Malaika Nyanzi (Bankia) and Symon Base Kalema (Frank). It premiered in Uganda on 17 November 2018. The film was selected at major film festivals around the world including Silcon Valley African Film Festival, Uganda Film Festival and Mashariki African Film Festival and even won nominations and awards at the latter two. Plot Michael and Veronica, a couple in love and engaged to marry are faced with challenges as Veronica gets hit by a mysterious illness a few days before their wedding. Production and casting When Nisha Kalema created Veronica’s Wish, she first cast Rehema Nanfuka Rehema Nanfuka (born 25 May 1986) is a Ugandan film, theatre and television actress, director, and filmmaker known for her roles in Imani, Veronica's Wish, Imbabazi, The Girl in the Yellow Jumper, Queen of Katwe, Imperial Blue among other ... as the lead actress to play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Housen Mushema
Housen Mushema is a Ugandan runway, commercial and editorial model, actor and fashion producer known for playing the lead role of Balikoowa in Balikoowa in the City, Sokke on The Hostel, Andrew on Second Chance, Ben Ssali on Power of Legacy, Ian on Mistakes Girls Do, Michael on Veronica's Wish, Anthony on Bed of Thorns and also had roles on other shows and films like November Tear, False Dreams and The Lukkas. In June 2018, Mushema together with actors Eleano Nabwiso, Matthew Nabwiso, Richard Tuwangye, Roger Mugisha, Cleopatra Koheirwe and Jenkins Joel Mutumba, were hired by Development Channel to promote the ''African Child Poverty Alleviator Program'' (ACPA) in the on-going Economic war. All actors were given a No Dropout tablet to use in the fight against poverty during the Economic war. He is a recipient of the Abyranz Fashion and Style Awards 2015 in the Outstanding Male Model category and he has hit most Man Crush Monday features in numerous magazines in Kampala and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Wawuyo Jr
Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and Islamic religions * Michael (bishop elect), English 13th-century Bishop of Hereford elect * Michael (Khoroshy) (1885–1977), cleric of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada * Michael Donnellan (1915–1985), Irish-born London fashion designer, often referred to simply as "Michael" * Michael (footballer, born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1983), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1993), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born February 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born March 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian footballer Rulers =Byzantine emperors= *Michael I Rangabe (d. 844), married the daughter of Emperor Nikephoros I *Mich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyenvu
''Kyenvu'' is a 2018 Ugandan short film written, produced and directed by Kemiyondo Coutinho and starring still Kemiyondo Coutinho, Michael Wawuyo Jr. in lead roles and supported by Rehema Nanfuka, Joel Okuyo Atiku, Alex Bwanika, Bash Luks and others. The film is Kemiyondo Coutinho Kemiyondo Coutinho is a Ugandan playwright, actress and filmmaker based in Los Angeles. She started a music platform titled A Ka Dope aimed at giving new Uganda artists an audience. Her directorial debut short film Kyenvu won Best Narrative Short F ...’s directorial and production début and won the Pan African Film Festival (PAFF)’s Best Narrative Short Film. Premise A recently returned brown (yellow) girl is tipped off by a passenger guy in a taxi when the taxi conductor tries to cheat her. The passenger offers to pay her fare and what follows is a game of cat and mouse between the girl and the guy. Production Kyenvu is set in a taxi, a 14 seater matatu. According to Kemiyondo Coutinho, girls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Forbidden (2018 Film)
''The Forbidden'' is a Ugandan drama film produced by Claire Nampala and directed by Kizito Samuel Saviour. It premiered at Bat Valley Theatre on 3 February 2018 and was immediately nominated for the Best Feature Film award at the Amakaula International Film Festival and later won the award, becoming the first Ugandan film to win the award since the launch of the awards. The film went ahead to be nominated in more than twenty categories in more than five awarding bodies including Zulu African Film Academy Awards (ZAFAA), Golden Movie Awards, Zanzibar International Film Festival The Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF), also known as Festival of the Dhow Countries, is an annual film festival held in Zanzibar, Tanzania and one of the largest cultural events in East Africa. ZIFF is a non-governmental organization est ..., Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards. Plot Dian is on a quest to find her long lost father. The quest leads her into darkest moments and the loss of her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bed Of Thorns
''Bed of Thorns (#Tosirika)'' is a Ugandan, all-female crew produced drama film directed by Eleanor Nabwiso and produced at Nabwiso Films. The film addresses the issue of gender based and domestic violence. It stars media personality Malaika Tenshi Nnyanzi, Diana Kahunde, youtuber and social media comedian Martha Kay, Agnes Kebirungi, Michael Wawuyo Jr., Housen Mushema, Sara Kisawuzi and Patrick Salvador Idringi. The film premiered on 30 March 2019 at a red carpet event at Century Cinema Kamwokya, Kampala. In Cinema Bed of Thorns was screened on the premier night at Century Cinemax at Acacia Mall in Kampala, at the Uganda National Cultural Centre. It screened at the London Arthouse Film Festival on 12 August 2019. Production The film was produced by an all female crew and production started in March 2019. It was marketed with the #Tosirika (Don't keep quiet) to raise awareness about violence against women as a celebration of the women's month of March. The film was both Mart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |