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Continue reading →: THE WEEKLY REVIEWLAILAH WINS BIG AT UFF The Uganda Film Festival 2019 came to a glamourous climax last Friday with a movie named Lailah the biggest winner of the evening. Lailah, whose director is serial winner Richard Mulindwa, won five awards; Best Post Production, Best Feature Film, Best Actor in a Feature…
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Continue reading →: Lailah shines as UFF 2019 ends on a highKAMPALA – Lailah was the biggest winner of the evening as the Uganda Film Festival (UFF) came to a glamorous climax last Friday. Lailah is the title of a Richard Mulindwa movie, which scooped five awards; Best Post Production, Best Feature Film, Best Actor in a Feature Film and Viewer’s…
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Continue reading →: WINNERS UFF 2019SUMMARY OF AWARDS BEST SCRIPT / SCREENPLAY – BED OF THORNS BEST POST PRODUCTION / EDITING – LAILAH BEST FEATURE FILM – LAILAH BEST DIRECTOR – LAILAH BEST SOUND DESIGN – BED OF THRONES BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – AUGUST BEST COSTUME DESIGN – RED RATS BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – AUGUST BEST…
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Continue reading →: COUNTERFEIT COMMUNICATION DEVICES’ DAYS ARE NUMBEREDIt might look authentic, and even perform as if it were, but your communication device could well be counterfeit. And if it is counterfeit or fake, its days are numbered because Uganda Communications Commission has undertaken measures to block counterfeit phones. A counterfeit communications device is a mobile phone, tablet,…
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Continue reading →: Africa cyber security meeting opens in KampalaThe International Telecommunications Union (ITU) regional Cyber Drill for Africa has kicked off at Kabira Country Club in Kampala with a call on African countries to take cybersecurity more seriously. The cyber drill is an annual event organised in the different regions of the ITU. This year, Uganda takes up…
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Continue reading →: Consumers, telecoms interact at Lira Consumer ParliamentIt is not often that communications service providers and their regulator jointly subject themselves to public questioning regarding service delivery. The Communications Consumer Parliament in Lira Town last Friday provided this rare opportunity. As the more than three hundred people who turned up at Margaritha Palace Hotel can testify, the…
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Continue reading →: PUBLIC NOTICE- THE UNDERGROUND COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE INFORMATION EXCHANGE PLATFORM (UCIIXP)Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) was established by the Uganda Communications Act of 2013 to facilitate the development of a modern communications sector in Uganda, including telecommunications, radio communications, broadcasting, postal communications, data communications and infrastructure. Communications infrastructure is globally recognised as being critical in driving major societal functions such as…
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Continue reading →: STORY VISUALISATION – Master ClassMultiChoice Talent Factory, Uganda Communications Commission and MultiChoice Uganda invites experienced scriptwriters to a Master Class on “Story Visualisation” Facilitated by: Professor Abraham Linus; He is a trained film director and documentary filmmaker and professor of film, visual communication, broadcast journalism, cultural studies, and new media. He holds a PhD…
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Continue reading →: WORKSHOP ON AUDIENCE BUILDING AND CROWDFUNDINGFrom Crowdfunding to Social Media Marketing: Berlin-based Audience Building & Crowdfunding Expert Paul Rieth explains how you can effectively build your audience with useful strategies. Even experienced filmmakers quickly lose sight of an important detail: the audience(s). But those who think about this highly relevant issue after the shoot and…
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The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) was established under the legal framework of the Uganda Communications Act No. 1 of 1997 and the Electronic Media Act of 1996. Consequently, UCC operates as an integrated regulatory body overseeing various sectors, including Telecommunications, Data Communications, Broadcasting, Postal Communication, Radio Communication, and Infrastructure services throughout Uganda. It is also tasked with the responsibility of licensing operations of cinematography theatres and video or film libraries in Uganda.
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