By Our Reporter
The Euro-Uganda Film festival is back. Now in its 4th edition, the event will kick off this Sunday, June 10 and run until June 20 with screenings in multiple venues across Kampala including the National Theatre, Kamwokya playground, and Design Hub among others.
To be held under the theme, “celebrating cultural heritage through film,” it will have a line up of 21 diverse and acclaimed films including 11 European feature films and 10 Ugandan short films.
“This year, the Euro-Uganda Film festival is particularly relevant as in Europe we celebrate the European year of cultural heritage,” said Ms Sandra Paesen, Charge d’Affaire a.i at the EU Delegation to Uganda. “Cinema and audio-visual in general have been at the heart of European culture in the last century. The EU and its member states is therefore proud to share this year with Ugandan partners and take the opportunity to showcase Uganda culture through its cinema productions.”
This year’s programme will also feature a number of other exciting activities including panel discussions, cocktail parties and keynote speeches from seasoned industry experts.
According to the festival curator, Polly Kamukama, this year’s selection is diverse in terms of themes and style. “The films cover a range of topical issues that Ugandan audiences relate to such as family dysfunctionality, racism, gender relations and women empowerment among others.” He revealed.
He further noted that this year’s program will include community screenings aimed at taking cinema to wider audiences which will be enhanced with the addition of a VJ to help break language barrier.
All programs are open to the public free of charge.
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