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.[1]

Uganda Film Festival Award for Best Director
Awarded forExcellence in Cinematic Direction Achievement
CountryUganda
Presented byUganda Communications Commission (UCC)
First awarded2013

Winners and nominees

The table below shows winners and nominees for Best Director since the inception of the award in 2013.

Table key
  indicates the winner


Year Director(s) Film Ref.
2013
(1st)		 Matt Bish State Research Bureau [2]
Joseph Kenneth Ssebaggala Akataka (The Small Piece)
Alex Musisi Uganda at 50 Years
Intimate
2014
(2nd)		 Dilman Dila The Felistas Fable [3]
2015
(3rd)		 Joseph S Ken House Arrest [4]
Hassan Mageye The Tailor
Farooq Mutebi Call 112
Hassan 'Spike' Isingoma The Boda Boda Thieves
Alex Kakooza My Rising Sun
Ronnie Lugumba Hanged For Love
2016
(4th)		 Richard Mulindwa Freedom [5][6]
The Only Son
Kennedy Kihire New Intentions
Hassan Mageye Invisible Cuffs
Ziwa Aaron Alone Wako
2017
(5th)		 Hassan Mageye Devil's Chest
Steven Ayeny Kony: Order from Above
T. West Ttabu Wasswa Breaking with Customs
Daniel Mugerwa Rain
2018
(6th)		 Rehema Nanfuka Veronica's Wish
Matt Bish Bella
Richard Mulindwa 94 Terror
Benluxus Slay Queens
Isaac Ssekitoleko Kikumi Kikumi
2019
(7th)		 Richard Mulindwa Lailah
Robert Katoggo Red Rats
Roger MatelJa Mugabirwe N.S.I.W.E
Eleanor Nabwiso Bed of Thorns

Multiple wins and nominations

The following individuals have won multiple Best Director awards:

Wins Director
2 Richard Mulindwa

The following directors have received two or more Best Director nominations

Nominations Director
4 Richard Mulindwa
2 Hassan Mageye
Alex Musisi

Superlatives
Record Year Director Film Ref.
First winner 2013 Matt Bish State Research Bureau
First Female Nominee/Winner 2018 Rehema Nanfuka Veronica's Wish

Female nominees/winners

Two female directors have been nominated in the category, and one has won the award.

References
  1. "Rehema Nanfuka becomes first woman to win best director award at Uganda Film Festival". Renda. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  2. "Nominees of UFF 2013 Awards". UFF. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  3. "UFF 2014 overall winner travels to Cannes International Film festival". UFF. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  4. "Award Winners Of The 2015 Uganda Film Festival". Uganda Film Festival. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  5. "Full List of winners from the Uganda Film Festival". Big Eye. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  6. "Official list of Nominees for the 2016 Uganda Film Festival". UFF. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
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