The Uganda Film Festival 2023 Sponsors’ Appreciation Breakfast Shines Spotlight on Collaboration

The Uganda Film Festival 2023 Sponsors’ Appreciation Breakfast Shines Spotlight on Collaboration By Daniel Massamba Meboya Corporate Communications Strategist

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Daniel Massamba Meboya

Corporate Communications Strategist

Kampala, 4 August - Sixty-three days have elapsed since Uganda Film Festival (UFF) marked its special 10th anniversary held at the Uganda Institute of Communication and Technology in Nakawa, Kampala in June 2023 with the generous support of its partners and sponsors.  

For Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) represented by its acting Executive Director, Irene Kaggwa, the timing was appropriate to say ‘Thank You’ to all its stakeholders that contributed towards the success of the special 10th Edition of the Uganda Film Festival Awards Gala Night 2023.  Hence the organization of the UFF 2023 Sponsors’ Appreciation Breakfast organized on 4 August 2023 at UCC House Bugolobi in Kampala.

Irene Kaggwa, the acting Executive director

Irene Kaggwa reaffirmed the need for enhanced collaboration and synergy among all stakeholders to close the country’s multimedia infrastructure gap so that the audio-visual sector can successfully meet the international standard. 

Guests invited to the breakfast included Philip Luswata, a lecturer in the theatre and film at Makerere University and an experienced arts development and interactive communications professional with over twenty years’ experience.  He encouraged young people to be able to create their own cast of characters and tell their own stories about life in their community.  

 Also in attendance was Robert Nkambo, Director at Mediavision Academy (MVA), who led a delegation comprised of Cindy Namazzi Immaculate, Business Development Officer, and Daniel Massamba Meboya, Corporate Communications Strategist.  

 

UCC’s acting Executive Director Kaggwa and Philip Luswata, the founder and director of the Theatre Factory at the National Theatre in Kampala, lauded the work of the Mediavision Academy, especially in regard to capacity-building and training in the area of film sector.

A total of 5,052 film stakeholders have so far been trained across the country in different fields of film production through the UFF program.  Mediavision Academy (MVA) has leveraged its considerable expertise in Film, Television and Radio training in supporting Uganda Communications Commission’s training programs and short courses.

 The UFF 2023 Sponsors’ Appreciation Breakfast included a briefing on the strategy for Uganda Communications Commission’s Action focusing on the audio-visual sector, potential benefits of the audio-visual sector, interventions by UCC over the 10 years, Uganda Film Festival objectives, Content Development Support Program mentorship journey, summary of sector achievements, among others. 

Julianne R. Mweheire, UCC’s Director in charge of Industry Affairs and Content Development, informed the audience that 3,016 films have participated in the Uganda Film Festival since 2013 and 71 films have won at international festivals out of 173 nominations.  Africa Magic Viewer’s Choice Awards (AMVCA) 2023 Uganda had the highest nominations (17) on the continent.

 “Now, we are very strong in terms of what we have so far achieved in different fields of film production in Uganda” Irene Kaggwa revealed as UCC is striving to keep pace with the fast-moving developments in the audio-visual sector in a time of increasing digitalization.

Some of the partners and sponsors who attended the meeting

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