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LEISURE: Night of wins for ‘Lailah’

Friday December 06 2019
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Richard Mulindwa, winner of Best Feature Film for directing 'Lailah'. PHOTO | COURTESY

By BAMUTURAKI MUSINGUZI

Lailah, an educative film about the dangers of older men dating young girls scooped four awards at the 2019 Uganda Film Festival Awards.

The drama, based on a true story, is acted in English and Luganda. It revolves around the life of a middle aged man (Patriq Nkakalukanyi) who meets a schoolgirl called Lailah (Moreen Nabasumba) at a night club and takes her to his home. She dies in bed while they are having sex.

Confused, he chops up her body, puts it in a sack and buries it. He runs out of luck when he is eventually arrested and receives a long sentence.

The four categories in which Lailah scooped awards are: Best Post Production/Editing (Richard Mulindwa and Al-Abdul Hakim Hassan); Best Feature Film, awarded to the director, Richard Mulindwa; and Best Actor in Feature Film (Patriq Nkakalukanyi).

Lailah, produced by Limit Production premieres at the Century Cinemax at Acacia Mall in Kampala on December 13.

Held under the theme Film and Tourism in the Pearl of Africa, the UFF seventh edition ran from November 25-29, in Kampala, Entebbe and Mbarara.

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The annual festival organised by the Uganda Communications Commission involved various activities, including film screenings, film exhibition, workshops and forums. Over 300 films were submitted for this year’s edition.

The Awards gala night was held on November 29 at the Uganda Institute of Information and Communications Technology campus in Nakawa, Kampala.

Some categories were not awarded on the gala night due to time constraints, organisers said. They are: Actor in a TV Drama; Best Actress in a TV Drama; Best Costume Design; Best Production Design; Best East African Film; Best Supporting Actress; Best Supporting Actor; Best African Film and Best International Film.

However, the full list of winners was posted on the UCC blog.

Most winners received cash awards plus Incubator Training by Stanbic Bank. Some category winners will also receive scholarships for international training.

Other winners are: Best Student Film, The Ego She Lost; Best Animation: Mirror, Mirror; Best Short Film: The Quarry; Best Documentary: Bwana Jogoo,The Ballards of Jessy Gitta; Best Script (Screenplay): Daphne Ampiire (Bed of Thorns); Best TV Drama: Family; Best Cinematography: Kenneth Mugerwa (August); Best Sound Design: Becky Amulen (Bed of Thorns); and Best Indigenous Film: Test of Faith; Best Actress in Feature Film: Malaika Nnyanzi (Bed of Thorns); Best Costume Design: Red Rats; Best Production Design: August; Best East African Film: My Village; Best International Film: The Last Victims (with a Special Mention to The Other Half).

Other winners are: Best Supporting Actor in Feature Film: Micheal Wawuyo Jr (Bed of Thorns); Best Supporting Actress in Feature Film: Aganza Kisaka (Reheman in N.S.W.I.E); Honorary Mentions for Acting – Nalubega Josephine for an outstanding Performance as Sarah in Test of Faith; Best Short Film: The Quarry, (special mention of Auma Dilish for her outstanding performance as Akello in Shame of Puberty); Best Actor in TV Drama: Bwanika Baale Felix (Thomas in Game of Lies); Best Actress in TV Drama: Eleanor Nabwiso (as Jackie Mpanga in Family); and Life Achievement Award: Philip Luswata.

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