The Urusaro International Women Film Festival (sometimes shortened to the Urusaro Festival) is a Rwandan women's film festival. [1] [2]
Held in Kigali, Rwanda and organized by CinéFEMMES Rwanda, [3] it is intended to bring together and empower women filmmakers. [4] [5]
As of 2024, the Urusaro Festival gave awards to best films in the following categories: [2]
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