List of awards and nominations received by Usama Mukwaya

Usama Mukwaya
Usama at the Premiere of Love Faces
Born Usama Mukwaya Nyanzi
(1989-12-12) December 12, 1989
Mulago, Kampala, Uganda
Occupation Screenwriter, film director, actor, TV personality
Number of awards
Wins Nominations
3 19

The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Ugandan film director, screenwriter and producer Usama Mukwaya. His major nominations include the African Movie Academy Award.

Major associations

Africa Movie Academy Awards

The Africa Movie Academy Awards, popularly known as AMAA and The AMA Awards, are presented annually to recognize excellence of professionals in the African film industry.

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2016 Bala Bala Sese Best Film in an African Language Nominated [1]

Other awards and nominations

Viewers Choice Movie Awards (Uganda)

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2018 Love Faces Best Picture Nominated [2]
2018 Love Faces Best Film of the Year Nominated
2018 Love Faces Best Screenplay Nominated
2018 Love Faces Best Director Nominated
2018 Rehema Best Short Film Nominated

Film festival awards

Africa International Film Festival

The Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) is an annual film festival. The event normally spans through a week and it includes award shows and film training classes.

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2016 Bala Bala Sese Best Feature Film Nominated [3]

Amakula International Film Festival

The Amakula International Film Festival is an annual film festival that takes place in Uganda. It is Uganda's oldest film festival founded by Dutch film historian Alice Smits and American filmmaker Lee Elickson.

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2016 Bala Bala Sese Best African Film (Golden Impala Award) Nominated [4]
2018 Love Faces Best Feature Film Nominated [5]
2018 Rehema Best Short Film Nominated [6]

Helsinki African Film Festival

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2016 Bala Bala Sese Jury Award for Human Rights and Social Commentary Nominated [7]

Luxor African Film Festival

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2016 Bala Bala Sese Grand Nile Prize (Long Narrative) Nominated [8]

Mashariki African Film Festival

Mashariki African Film Festival is an international film festival based in Rwanda, that represent the country in the East African Film Network (EAFN).

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2015 Tiktok Best Short Film Nominated [9]

Nador Cinema Festival

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2018 Rehema Best Short Film Nominated [10]

Nile Diaspora International Film Festival

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2013 In Just Hours Best Short Film Nominated

Pearl International Film Festival

The Pearl International Film Festival (PIFF), is an annual film festival held in Kampala, Uganda and has been described as one of the biggest film events in Uganda.

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2014 In Just Hours Best Student Film Nominated [11]
2017 Rehema Best Short Film Nominated

Uganda Film Festival

The Uganda Film Festival (UFF), is an annual film festival held in Kampala, Uganda founded under the Uganda Communications Commission. The festival is intended to help showcase what the industry is doing and at the same time focusing attention to all the other facets of the industry. The aim is to generate interest in the Ugandan film industry both locally and internationally, but also to bring all the industry players together in a more focused and promising environment.

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2017 Love Faces Best Production Design/ Costume Design Nominated [12][13]
2017 Rehema Best Short Film Won [14][15]

Film industry awards

MNFPAC

Mariam Ndagire Film and Performing Arts Centre is a Uganda-based training film initiative for emerging Ugandan filmmakers and mentorship programme for aspiring filmmakers and youth in Uganda.

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2010 Hello Best Screenplay Nominated [16]

Movie Furnace

Movie Furnace (Tanuulu) is a Uganda-based non-profit short film competition, for Mariam Ndagire Film and Performing Arts Centre alumni (MNFPAC), founded by Mariam Ndagire.

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2013 In Just Hours Best Director Won [17]
2012 Smart Attempt Best Director Finalist

Miscellaneous awards

Young Achievers Award

The Young Achievers Awards is a national competition held annually in Uganda which selects and promotes the best practice and excellence in youth creativity.

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2011 Young Achievers Award Film and Television Won

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://ama-awards.com/v2/
  2. ↑ https://observer.ug/lifestyle/58743-love-faces-bags-13-viewer-s-choice-nods
  3. ↑ http://afriff.com/2016-home/afriff-2016-final-selection/
  4. ↑ https://amakula.org/film/bala-bala-sese-uganda/
  5. ↑ https://amakula.org/film/love-faces/
  6. ↑ https://amakula.org/film/rehema/
  7. ↑ haff.fi/2016/en/haff-2016-jury-awards/
  8. ↑ "Ugandan films vie for $4,000 prize at Luxor festival – theinsider.ug". theinsider.ug. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  9. ↑ http://maaff.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=904:list-of-films&catid=1:latest-news
  10. ↑ http://festivalcinemanador.com/Rehema.php
  11. ↑ "AIDS Film Scoops 12 Nods At Piff 2014 - ChimpReports". chimpreports.com. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  12. ↑ http://ugandafilmfestival.ug/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/OFFICIAL-LIST-OF-NOMINEES-UFF-2017.pdf%7C%7C
  13. ↑ http://digitalganda.ug/post/2017/08/21/uganda-film-festival-nominees-finally-unveiled
  14. ↑ http://ugandafilmfestival.ug/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/OFFICIAL-LIST-OF-NOMINEES-UFF-2017.pdf%7C%7C
  15. ↑ http://digitalganda.ug/post/2017/08/21/uganda-film-festival-nominees-finally-unveiled
  16. ↑ Kamukama, Polly. "The Observer". observer.ug. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  17. ↑ Mulumba, Abu-Baker. "The Observer". observer.ug. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
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