Urusaro International Women Film Festival

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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]

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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

As of 2019 the Urusaro Festival gave awards to best films in the following categories: [2]

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References

  1. Emmy, Nsengiyumva (12 March 2019). "Iserukiramuco "Urusaro International Women Film Festival" ryasojwe mu birori bibereye ijisho (Amafoto)". IGIHE (in Kinyarwanda). Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Rwanda Urusaro film festival submissions open". BizCommunity. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  3. Kantengwa, Sharon (29 September 2019). "Cinéfemmes and the rise of female film makers". The New Times. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  4. "Rwanda: les cinéastes africaines à l'honneur lors du festival Urusaro". RFI Afrique (in French). 12 October 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  5. Kantengwa, Sharon (20 September 2019). "Urusaro International Women Film Festival returns". The New Times. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  6. Opobo, Moses (26 March 2017). "Urusaro International Women Film Festival: Celebrating women filmmakers". The New Times. Retrieved 28 November 2019.

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