This Is Uganda Short Film Competition

While he was in Uganda this past December, Ntare took time to meet with local filmmakers at both the Uganda National Cultural Centre and at the Ugandan Communications Centre (UCC). The “Talkback” was organised by the Screen Actors Guild Uganda in partnership with UCC and Uganda Tourism Board (UTB). Ntare was struck by the array of talents he met at both sessions and the hunger the artists all had to create new works in film.

Ntare’s meeting with filmmakers at the Uganda Communications Centre
In an effort to further incentivize these and other Ugandan filmmakers to tell their own stories he announced the creation of the “This Is Uganda Short Film Competition.” Ntare stated that eligible participants stand a chance to win $5000 for the Best Short Film and an additional $5000 for the Best Female Director.

Submitted films will be judged by:

Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Artist and project creator.
Fibby Kioria, Program Director at Maisha Film Lab.
Loukman Ali, Ugandan filmmaker.
Eligibility

You have 3 months to make a 5-minute short film inspired by the theme This is Uganda. Ugandan filmmakers that meet the following criteria are eligible to apply for This Is Uganda short film competition;

Ugandan nationality
Create any story large or small
Takes place in Uganda
5-minute short film
The only limits are your imagination
Films can be in any Ugandan language. Films may also be in Swahili, English or a combination of the above. Kindly provide subtitles for dialogue that is not in English.
How to Submit

Films can be submitted by emailing a private link of your film to tiu@bewareoftime.com. Do not post your film on any public websites until the competition is completed.

Deadline: 15th April 2020