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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] |
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 films. She won the Best Director award at the 2018 Uganda Film Festival Awards, becoming the first female director to ever win an award in this category at any of the awarding bodies in Uganda. Career Film and Television Rehema started her acting career in Mira Nair's Maisha Film Lab's 2008 production, ''Downcast'' where she played a housewife. Her breakout role as Mary the maid in '' Imani'' won her two awards; the Africa Movie Academy Award for Most Promising Actress in 2010 sharing the win with Chelsea Eze and Best Actress Award at the African Film Festival of Cordoba, Spain in 2010. The film also won an Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Film in an African Language. Rehema also received recognition from the Variety critic Boyd V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uganda Film Festival Award For Best Director
The Uganda Film Festival Award for Best Director, also known as Feature Film of the Year, is an award presented annually by Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) at the Uganda Film Festival Awards. It is given in honor of a film director who has exhibited outstanding directing while working in the film industry in Uganda. It's different from Best Feature Film which is awarded for best motion. The award was introduced in 2013 and the first winner of the award was Matt Bish for his directing work on State Research Bureau. Rehema Nanfuka became the first female director to be nominated at the Uganda Film Festival Awards in 2018 and became the first female director to win the award in Uganda. Winners and nominees The table below shows winners and nominees for Best Director since the inception of the award in 2013. Multiple wins and nominations The following individuals have won multiple Best Director awards: The following directors have received two or more Best Director nom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Shot In Uganda
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Films
2018 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, critics' lists of the best films of 2018, festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. Evaluation of the year Richard Brody of ''The New Yorker'' said, "2018 has been a banner year for movies, but you'd never know it from a trip to a local multiplex—or from a glimpse at the Oscarizables. The gap between what's good and what's widely available in theatres—between the cinema of resistance and the cinema of consensus—is wider than ever." He also stated, "In some cases, streaming has filled the gap. Several of the year's best movies, such ''Shirkers'' and ''The Ballad of Buster Scruggs'', are being released by Netflix at the same time as (or just after) a limited theatrical run. Others, which barely qualified as having theatrical releases (one theatre for a week), are now available to stream online, on demand, and are more widely accessible to viewers (albeit at home) tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Set In Uganda
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uganda Film Festival Award Best Cinematography
' The Uganda Film Festival Award for Best Cinematography is an award presented annually by Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) 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 .... Nominees and Winners The table shows the winners and nominees for the Best Cinematography award. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Uganda Film Festival Award For Best Actor in a Feature Film Ugandan film awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uganda Film Festival Award For Best Actor In Film
The Uganda Film Festival Award for Best Actor is an award presented annually by Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) at the Uganda Film Festival. It is given in honor of a male actor who has exhibited outstanding acting while working in the film industry The film industry or motion picture industry comprises the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking, i.e., film production companies, film studios, cinematography, animation, film production, screenwriting, pre-production, post ... in Uganda. The award was introduced in 2014 with Isaac Kuddu as the first winner for his acting work on Felista's Fable. Winners and nominees The table shows the winners and nominees for the Best Actor in a Feature Film award. Multiple wins and nominations The following individuals have won multiple Best Best Actor in a Feature film: The following actors have received two or more Best Actor nominations References {{DEFAULTSORT:Uganda Film Festival Award For Best Actor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uganda Film Festival Award For Best Actress In A Feature Film
' The Uganda Film Festival Award for Best Actress is an award presented annually by Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) at the Uganda Film Film Festival. It is given in honor of a female actor (actress) who has exhibited outstanding acting while working in the film industry in Uganda. The award was introduced in 2014. Winners and nominees The table shows the winners and nominees for the Best Actor in a Feature Film award. In 2015, two actresses Farida Kutesa and Nisha Kalema Nisha Kalema is a Ugandan multi-award winning actress, producer and writer. She won 3 Best Actress Awards at the Uganda Film Festival Awards in 2015, 2016 and 2018 for her roles as Grace in ''The Tailor'', Amelia in ''Freedom'' and Veronica in ... co-won the award, the only time the award was shared by two contenders. Multiple wins and nominations The following individuals have won multiple Best Best Actress in a Feature film: The following actresses have received two or more Best Actress nominat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. Winners and nominees The table shows the winners and nominees for the Best Feature Film award. Multiple wins and nominations The following individuals have won multiple Best Feature film awards: The following producers have received two or more Best Feature Film nominations Records * In 2016, Nisha Kalema Nisha Kalema is a Ugandan multi-award winning actress, producer and writer. She won 3 Best Actress Awards at the Uganda Film Festival Awards in 2015, 2016 and 2018 for her roles as Grace in ''The Tailor'', Amelia in ''Freedom'' and Veronica in ... was the first female producer whose film (Veronica's Wish) was nominated for the awa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nisha Kalema
Nisha Kalema is a Ugandan multi-award winning actress, producer and writer. She won 3 Best Actress Awards at the Uganda Film Festival Awards in 2015, 2016 and 2018 for her roles as Grace in ''The Tailor'', Amelia in ''Freedom'' and Veronica in ''Veronica's Wish'' respectively. Career Kalema's debut acting role was in a television series, ''It Can’t Be'', which aired on WBS TV in 2014. The producer of It Can't Be, Richard Mulindwa offered her another role in a movie, ''Hanged For Love'', where she played Jackie, an unlucky-in-love young woman. Kalema starred in her breakout film ''Galz About Town'' playing Clara, a leader of a gang of high end prostitutes. She received positive reviews for her performance from views and the media. Hassan Mageye, the producer of Galz About Town, cast Kalema in a lead role as Grace in his 2015 film, ''The Tailor''. With The Tailor, she won her first Best Actress Award at the 2015 Uganda Film Festival Awards for portraying a materialistic wife w ... [...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] |
Africa Movie Academy Award For Best Makeup
The Africa Movie Academy Award The Africa Movie Academy Awards, popularly known as AMAA and The AMA Awards, is presented annually to recognize excellence among professionals working in, or non-African professionals who have contributed to, the African film industry. It was fou ... for Best Makeup is an annual merit by the Africa Film Academy to reward the best transformation in a film for the year. References {{Africa Movie Academy Awards Film awards for makeup and hairstyling Africa Movie Academy Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
