By Derrick Luyombya
The 10th edition of the Amakula International Film Festival started off on a high note on Wednesday evening and will run for for five days, ending on Sunday, 20th March 2016 at the Uganda Museum. The festival kicked off with the screening of Bala Bala Sese movie directed by Uganda’s Lukanga Bashir of Badi films.
The festival will see a daily drive in cinema experience, screening of both in-competition and out of competition students and independent films, documentaries, short stories, animations, workshops for children and discussions with filmmakers and actors from Uganda, Africa and the rest of the World.
The best Three Golden Impala Awards will also be handed out at the end of the festival to honor the Best International Feature Film, Best East Africa Short Film and the Best International Documentary Film.
Amakula International Film Festival is Uganda’s oldest independent film festival that aims to contribute to a vibrant local film industry, by broadening access to and developing audiences for quality African film production; inspiring local film makers to produce quality local films based on own stories; facilitating, presenting and promoting local film productions and distribution; and offering a professional networking platform for the film making community in East Africa and beyond.
