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Uganda Film and Television Institute is the first Film, Television and
Radio Institute in Uganda, training people in the fields of
Journalism,
Film Production,
Radio Production,
Television Production,
Information Computer Technology Applications,
Photography,
Professional Digital and Analogue Video editing and much more.
Uganda Film and Television Institute (UFTI) also undertakes
production of Documentaries, Short and full length feature films,
Commercials and
communications consultancy.
We are backed up by a solid foundation of
seasoned media professionals with a proven track record...and using
the latest state of the art equipment, we are confident that we shall
educate and improve on the quality and culture of Film in Uganda.
UFTI is wholly owned by Ugandans,
but has
international affiliations through which it offers its client an
even wider array of expert services than it could alone. These
affiliations have earned UFTI undertakings on the international scene
enabling its producers to hobnob with directors from the big league thus
tapping into and learning from this resource.
One of the more recent UFTI
undertakings is a project with the
Mira Nair
studios from New York, in the MAISHA project – a project that is
promoting the making of feature films in East Africa and India,
involving writers both from home and the Diaspora. The selected
candidates (based on best screen plays from submissions) will at the end
of a four-week clinic conducted by some of the most accomplished
directors in the world, make their own feature films. UFTI is currently
publicizing the project and collecting scripts.
To set the ball rolling UFTI is not
just playing the passive role of script gathering but is actively
involved in promoting writing literacy. To this end UFTI is joining
hands with Ben Zulu (famous Zambian film director) to introduce
screenplay writing to young Ugandan writers. The workshop kicks off this
July.
But the passion UFTI has for the
media industry does not only end with the professionals. Through its
historical ties with the Alliance Française UFTI late last year
organized the film cultural week at the Ugandan National theatre, open
to the public at no cost at all. Films from France, Francophone Africa
and Uganda were featured. Not only did the UFTI staff members play the
invaluable role of leading Film panel discussions, two of our producers
had their films featured.
In a nutshell UFTI is a local
company with a solid knowledge base of the Eastern African region, its
people and organizations. Previous projects have involved the company
with a number of government ministries, NGOs and Donors.
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