PRESS RELEASE: Ngalabi Short Film Festival 2024

Ngalabi Short Film Festival 2024 Celebrating Short Films from Uganda and Beyond Dates: 6th -8th September 2024 Goethe-Zentrum Kampala/Ugandan German Cultural Society is proud to present the 8th edition of the annual Ngalabi Short Film Festival.  The festival will be hosted at Circular Design Hub from 6th to 8th September 2024. There will be film…

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Where Rivers Go To Die

`Aya walked up a stone path under the sculpture of dead trees, and for a moment she wondered what it had felt like to sit under a real tree. Ancient poets described the music leaves made as a breeze rustled them and the song of birds perched on the branches and that it was considered…

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August 2024 Cultural Program

Goethe-Zentrum Kampala/Ugandan German Cultural Society (UGCS) is excited to announce our August 2024 Cultural Program! This month, we have an engaging lineup of events that celebrate literature, storytelling, and creative expression. Mark your calendars and join us for the following events: Where Rivers Go to Die Join us for a riveting book reading and Q&A…

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MIFT Fort Portal Edition

On Friday, June 28th, 2024, we embarked on the final leg of the Moving Identities Film Tour (MIFT), heading to Fort Portal in Kabarole district. We arrived around 2:00 pm at Reinah Tourist Hotel, our accommodation and workshop venue. After settling in, we meticulously planned for the workshops to ensure a smooth flow the following…

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African Writers Trust Informative Seminar Series: 3rd Edition

Written by African Writers Trust/ Photo courtesy: African Writers Trust African Writers Trust organised a residential, Informative Writers Seminar on the theme: ‘Self-Publishing in Africa: What you need to Know.’ The event took place at Hotsprings Villas Hotel, in Kampala, Uganda, from 14th to 16th June, 2024. The Seminar was attended by nationals from five African countries:…

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Lela Pit Exhibition

‘This exhibition explores the relationship of women with their bikes in the North of Uganda. Unlike the capital city, Kampala, where women rarely ride bikes, despite the prevalence of boda-bodas for public and private transport, many women in the North use bikes for transport and moving goods. The work celebrates the bike as the women’s…

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MIFT Arua Edition

Moving Identities Film Tour goes to the West Nile region of Uganda. You heard right! The team after moving to Western and Eastern Uganda took the film tour to West Nile specifically, Arua district on Friday 14th June 2024. Arua is eight hours away from Kampala district and with this in mind, the team set…

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MIFT Mbale Edition

On Friday 7th June 2024, we set off for Mbale district in Eastern Uganda for the Moving Identities Fim Tour via Gayaza onto Jinja-Iganga highway to avoid the morning traffic. Soon the flat landscape that is a staple to the Eastern region greeted us as we drew closer to our accommodation. We checked in and…

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Moving Identities Film Tour (MIFT) – Mbarara Edition

Each year, we join hands with our partners, Alliance Française de Kampala, to celebrate arts and culture, a shared vision we passionately pursue. We were thrilled to receive support from the Franco-German Cultural Fund for our project, the Moving Identities Film Tour (MIFT). This initiative aims to bring film culture to various regions of Uganda,…

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The Moving Identities Film Tour

Goethe-Zentrum Kampala/Ugandan German Cultural Society and Alliance Française Kampala, funded by the German Franco Cultural Fund are organizing the Moving Identities Film Tour (MIFT) as part of pre-Ngalabi celebrations in June 2024. This initiative is aimed to bring short films closer to other regions of Uganda away from Kampala with a specific focus on Mbarara…

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