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. • Best Cinematography

• Best Costumes (Production design)

• Best Sound

• Best Screenplay (Script)

• Best Student Film

• Best Animation

• Best Short Film

• Best Feature Film

• People’s Choice Award

• Best Actor

• Best Actress

• Best Documentary

• Best East African Film

• Best Post-production/Editing

• Best TV Drama/Series

• Best Actor in a TV Drama

• Best Actress in a TV Drama

• Special Award/Life Achievement Award

• Best Director

• Best Supporting Actress

• Best Supporting Actor

• Best African Film Award