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Uganda became an independent sovereign state on 9 October 1962. As a Commonwealth realm, [1] the British monarch, Elizabeth II, remained head of state as Queen of Uganda until the link with the British monarchy was severed on 9 October 1963 and the Kabaka (King) of Buganda, Sir Edward Mutesa II, became the first President of Uganda.
Uganda submitted a film for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film [nb 1] for the first time in 2022. The award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue. [3]
Japanese film The Prince of Tennis: 2006 Action Japanese film about a tennis prodigy. Jelenin Svet: 2008 Documentary A look at career of Serbian pro star Jelena Janković. Somay Ku: A Uganda Tennis Story: 2008 Documentary Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach: 2009 Comedy Direct-to-video spoof starring Seann William Scott. Unmatched: 2010 Documentary
Filmmaker Jayant Maru, 2015. The flag of Uganda. The emerging film industry in Uganda is known as Ugawood [1] or sometimes Kinauganda by the locals. [2] The 2005 production Feelings Struggle directed by Ashraf Ssemwogerere is credited with being the first Ugawood film. [3]
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Queen of Katwe is a 2016 American biographical sports drama film [4] directed by Mira Nair and written by William Wheeler. [5] Starring David Oyelowo, Lupita Nyong'o, and Madina Nalwanga, the film depicts the life of Phiona Mutesi, a girl living in Katwe, a slum of Kampala, the capital of Uganda.
The role of women's films was discussed at the Women's Liberation Conference in Melbourne in 1970, [108] and groups such as the Feminist Film Workers collective (1970s and 1980s), Sydney Women"s Film Group (SWFG, 1972–), Melbourne Women's Film Group (1973–), Reel Women (1979 to 1983 in Melbourne), and Women's Film Unit (Sydney and Melbourne ...
[3] [4] Ndagire also started a new training workshop for filmmakers at her center, the Mariam Ndagire Film and Performing Arts Centre MNFPAC, which holds film workshops for filmmakers every year. Among the workshops' notable participants are Sarah Kisauzi Sentongo, an actress with Deception , the NTV Uganda TV series, and screenwriter Usama ...