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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]

Held in Kigali, Rwanda and organized by CinéFEMMES Rwanda,[3] it is intended to bring together and empower women filmmakers.[4][5]

Awards

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As of 2024, 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

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  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. ^ a b "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.

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