Urusaro International Women Film Festival
The Urusaro International Women Film Festival (sometimes shortened to the Urusaro Festival) is a Rwandan women's film festival.[1][2] It was originally started in 2015 by a Rwandan group of women filmmakers.[2]
Organized by Cinéfemmes Rwanda,[3] it is intended to bring together and empower women filmmakers.[4][5] The idea of holding the Kigali-based film festival was from local Rwandan filmmaker Poupoun Sesonga Kamikazi.[6]
Awards[edit]
As of 2019[update] the Urusaro Festival gave awards to best films in the following categories:[2]
- National Short Fiction
- National Documentary
- East African Short Fiction
- East African Documentary
- African Short Fiction
- African Documentary
- African Feature Fiction.
References[edit]
- ^ Emmy, Nsengiyumva (12 March 2019). "Iserukiramuco "Urusaro International Women Film Festival" ryasojwe mu birori bibereye ijisho (Amafoto)". IGIHE (in Kinyarwanda). Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "Rwanda Urusaro film festival submissions open". BizCommunity. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ Kantengwa, Sharon (29 September 2019). "Cinéfemmes and the rise of female film makers". The New Times. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ "Rwanda: les cinéastes africaines à l'honneur lors du festival Urusaro". RFI Afrique (in French). 12 October 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ Kantengwa, Sharon (20 September 2019). "Urusaro International Women Film Festival returns". The New Times. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ Opobo, Moses (26 March 2017). "Urusaro International Women Film Festival: Celebrating women filmmakers". The New Times. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
Further reading[edit]
- Buchana, Patrick (23 May 2014). "Rwanda: Cine Femme – the Nursery Bed of Female Filmmakers in Rwanda". The New Times. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- Ibrahim, Ntakirutimana (5 October 2019). "Uko byari byifashe mu muhango wo gufungura ku mugaragaro festival ya Urusaro International Women Film Festival". TBR News (in Kinyarwanda). Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- Kazibwe, Andrew I (16 October 2019). "'Numb' debuts at Urusaro festival". Rwanda Today. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- "Women's film festival to showcase 'extraordinary stories'". The New Times. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
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