UCC AWARDS WINNERS OF THE CONTENT DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT PROGRAM SECOND EDITION

Prof. Sr. Dominic Dipio of Makerere on the left handing over a cheque to the winners

 It was a moment of excitement as winners of Uganda Communications Commission (UCC)'s 2nd edition Content Development Support Program were revealed yesterday at UCC headquarters in Bugolobi.  The growth of the Ugandan film sector  is affected by several factors financing being one of them.  Due to inadequate financing, majority filmmakers are producing poor quality films using money from their own savings.  

To try and reverse this trend, UCC. in 2021 intervened with the Content Development Support Program.  The progam aims at raising the quality and quantity  of film,  create jobs and grow audiences.  

In the first edition 700m was secured from which 4 film projects were awarded grants of which 2 have been premiered.  This year the fund has gone up to 1 billion UGX from which 14 film projects have won grants today. The fund was established to raise the quality & quantity of Ugandan audio visual content, create jobs & grow audiences. 

The 14 winners were selected from 168 entries by a team of experts led by Prof. Sr. Dominic Dipio of Makerere.  Five categories including Animations, documentaries, Short Films, Feature Films & TV Dramas. Obviously it's a long way to go but every step taken towards advancing the industry is appreciated. UCC's initiative is in line with our vision and mission at Mediavision Academy  where we are striving to advance the Uganda film industry by build capacity of young filmmakers. Cheers to all the winners and to UCC.  Here is the list of winning projects.

A. Animation - to receive UGX 36,000,000

1. United to Save the Planet

B. Short films: - Amount not disclosed

1. Debtors Prison

2. Falling Out

3. Luna

C. Documentaries: - Amount not disclosed

1. Emwanyi

2. From Field to Fork

D. Feature Films - to receive UGX 80,000,000 each

1. Janani 

2. A Forever Home

3. Poacher

4. Slum Bomber

5. Eva

E. TV Drama -  to receive 150,000,000 each.

1. Tying the knot

2. Wrong Bride 

3. Tea Fields


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