Ugawood
| Facet of | cinema |
|---|---|
| Paaloŋ | Uganda |
| Located in the administrative territorial entity | Kampala |
| Bezie | Uganda |
| Coordinate location | 0°20′49″N 32°34′1″E |
| Official website | https://cinemaug.com/movies/uganda/0 |


A sinii maaloo zie naŋ be a Uganda meŋ e la a Ugawood[1] bee wagere mine e Kinauganda neŋ a locals.[2] A 2005 maaloo Feelings Struggle naŋ nyɛ daaraatin yi Ashraf Ssemwogerere gaa eɛ a dɛndɛŋ soba ko a Ugawood sinii.[3] Noba gyamaa nyɛɛ la a sinii maaloo ama gyamaa zie naŋ baara yie a Hollywood, meŋ naŋ waa yeni a Nollywood ane Bollywood.[4][5] A selloo na pukyaare a local newspaper a Uganda kyaare a sinii maaloo zie yuori poruu, filmmakers Kuddzu Isaac, Matt Bish ane Usama Mukwaya da taa la iribu kyaare a Ugawood naŋ da na eɛ a yosonne kyaare a yuori poruu.[6]
Kyaare English-language wonneba gyamaa zie ane naasal sinii, video jockeys (VJs) commonly overdub a dialogue neŋ leɛroo ko Ugandan languages, primarily Luganda. Ba meŋ maŋ baŋ paalɛɛ bamenne gyogo be ane commentary a vɛŋ ka o e localize a sinii, kyɛ maŋ taa eebo ko a theatrical iribu ane yie sinii.[7][8] Patrons also rent DVDs and watch feature films on prime-time TV.[9]
A sinii mine taa la eebo yi NGOs sommo yi saakonnoŋ yeltare zuiŋ.[10] A sinii mine meŋ da taa eebo yi DIY equipment ane low production budgets. Neŋ a low production budgets zuiŋ, Uganda's film industry sereŋ taa la maaloo. Isaac Nabwana's Ramon Film Productions, bezie la Wakaliga naŋ kɔgele Kampala, da maalɛɛ 40 low-budget eebo sinii sere. A maaloo zie yuori da la 2010 sinii Who Killed Captain Alex?, ka a daaroo e $85 ka fooŋ na maale a.[11]
A sinii maaloo zie soma la kyɛ naŋ waa acclaimed film player yi 2013. Jayant Maru ko MAHJ maaloo naŋ da e ko a Uganda gems a BOX Office teseŋ a The Route,[12] K3NT & KAT3,[13] ane Sipi, naŋ da ba taa iribu kyaare tendaa gyamaa tige kyɛ meŋ wa neŋ gyamaa ko a accolades, kyɛ meŋ ba inni a o sinii naŋ be a Amazon Prime plus in-flight deɛnoo gbalaa.[14]
A Uganda Communications Commission la da maale a Uganda Film Festival ka o duori a sinii maaloo zie.[15] A 2013, a sinii naŋ e State Research Bureau da nyɛɛ kyɔɔtaɛ anaare.[16] A 2014, The Felistas Fable da nyɛɛ kyɔɔtaɛ anaare, te paale a Best Director ko Dilman Dila. A Pearl International Film Festival na maŋ taa eebo yuoni la yuoni zaa a Kampala.
Meŋ kaa kyɛ
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]- List of Ugandan films
- Filmmakers
- Jayant Maru
- Matt Bish
- Mariam Ndagire
- Isaac Nabwana
- Studios
- Wakaliwood
Ziiri mine liŋkiri
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]- Watch Ugandan Movies Online Official Movie Site
- Wakaliwood Official Site
- Devoss Media movie database
- Kampala Film School Uganda
- Maisha Film Lab Uganda
- The New Wave of Ultra-Violent Ugandan DIY Action Cinema: Wakaliwood on YouTube.
Sommo Yelzie
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]- ↑ "Ugawood, the Way Forward for Film Makers". The Monitor. 3 May 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2009.
- ↑ "Local Film Distributors Raise the Flag of Kinauganda". The Monitor. 12 October 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2009.
- ↑ "Ugawood in, Hollywood, Nollywood out". The Monitor. 7 February 2009. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2009.
- ↑ Ogwang, Daniel. "The Observer". observer.ug. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ↑ "Ugawood gossip : Ugandan Movies on Ugscreen". Archived from the original on 2012-12-13. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
- ↑ Kamukama, Polly. "The Observer". observer.ug. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ↑ Venema, Vibeke (2015-05-13). "Uganda's Tarantino and his $200 action movies". BBC News.
- ↑ Mureithi, Carlos (3 June 2025). "Video stars: the booming VJ scene localising Hollywood films for Ugandans". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-09-20 – via The Guardian.
- ↑ "Coming to you live". The Economist. 2 Nov 2012.
- ↑ "Guno Mukwano? (Is This Love?)" – via vimeo.com.
- ↑ "ALAN HOFMANIS INTERVIEW – What Up, Son?! LIVE @ 9:30 PM CST". Double Toasted. July 8, 2019.
- ↑ "Uganda's filmmakers aim big", CCTV News, May 5, 2014, archived from the original on 2017-11-15, retrieved 2017-11-14
- ↑ Odongo, Peter (December 17, 2014), "EXCLUSIVE: Jayant Maru Talks K3NT & KAT3 in Interview", Stagebrief, archived from the original on 2015-10-07, retrieved 2017-11-14
- ↑ "Spotlight on Ugandan Film 'THE ROUTE' Directed by Jayant Maru", WaAfrika Online, archived from the original on Nov 19, 2023
- ↑ "» Background and Objectives". Uganda Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2020-02-24. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
- ↑ "» 2013 Award Winners". Archived from the original on 2018-07-10. Retrieved 2015-05-17.