94 Terror is a 2018 Ugandan war-drama film set in the Rwandan genocide of 1994. The film premiered on 14 December 2018 at a red carpet event at Theatre Labonita in Kampala and won Best Viewers' Choice Movie Award at the 2018 Uganda Film Festival Awards in the first week after the release.[1][2]
| 94 Terror | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Richard Mulindwa |
| Written by | Richard Mulindwa |
| Produced by | Richard Mulindwa |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Rwamusigazi Kyakunzire |
| Edited by | Richard Mulindwa |
| Music by | Eli Arkhis |
Production company | LIMIT Production |
Release date |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Countries | Uganda, Rwanda |
| Languages | |
Plot edit
Keza narrowly escapes death during the 1994 Rwandan genocide in which the rest of her family perishes. She and her mates Shema, a Hutu and Mutesi, a Tutsi get on a run to sneak out of Rwanda to Uganda across the Kagera River border.[3]
Reception edit
94 Terror was very well received and immediately won Best Viewers' Choice Movie Award at the 2018 Uganda Film Festival Awards in the first week after the release. It went on to win the best Costume award at The African Film Festival (TAFF) in Dallas, Texas in 2019.[4] It also led nominations at the 2019 Golden Movie Awards Africa (GMAA) in Ghana with 18 nominations including Best Movie Drama and Best Screenplay.[5][6] The film received a double selection at both the Straight Jacket Guerrilla Festival in Mexico and the FICMEC Nador International Festival of Common Memory in France.[7]
Production edit
It was produced, written and directed by Richard Mulindwa and stars an all Ugandan cast of Ninsiima Ronah, Joan Agaba, Muyimbwa Phiona, Nalubega Rashida, Shadic Smith, Mugerwa Rajj, Smith Mateega. It was produced at LIMIT Production, a media production company ran by Richard Mulindwa himself. Filming for most of the film took place in Kasensero, Rakai District.
Awards and nominations edit
| Awards & Nominations | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Award | Category | Received by | Result | Ref |
| 2019 | ZAFAA Global Awards | Best Picture Editor | Mulindwa Rchard | Nominated | [8] |
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
| Best Lead Actor Female | Ninsiima Rhona | Nominated | |||
| Best Producer | Rhonnie Nkalubo Abraham | Nominated | |||
| Best Director | Rhonnie Nkalubo Richard Mulindwa |
Nominated | |||
| Best Cinematographer | Rwamutsigazi Kyakunzire | Nominated | |||
| Best Newcomer Female | Nalubega Rashidah | Nominated | |||
| Abuja International Film Festival | Outstanding feature film (Foreign) | Richard Mulindwa | Nominated | [9] | |
| Outstanding Film In Directing | Nominated | ||||
| Outstanding Actress | Ninsiima Ronah | Nominated | |||
| The African Film Festival (TAFF) | Best Costume | Nalubega Rashida | Won | ||
| Golden Movie Award Africa (GMAA) | Golden Costume | Won | [10][11][12][13][14] | ||
| Golden Actor in Drama | Smith Mateega | Nominated | |||
| Golden Screenplay Drama | Won | ||||
| Golden Actress in Drama | Ninsiima Ronah | Nominated | |||
| Golden Most Promising Actor | Nominated | ||||
| Golden Discovery Actor | Won | ||||
| Golden Supporting Actress Drama | Agaba Joan | Nominated | |||
| Golden Supporting Actor Drama | Mugerwa Rajj | Nominated | |||
| Golden Cinematography | Rwamusigazi Kyakunzire | Nominated | |||
| Golden Makeup Artist | Won | ||||
| Golden Soundtrack | Eli Arkhis | Nominated | |||
| Overall Golden Movie | Richard Mulindwa | Nominated | |||
| Golden Editor Video | Nominated | ||||
| Golden Sound Editor | Nominated | ||||
| Golden Art Director | Won | ||||
| Golden Indigenous Movie | Nominated | ||||
| Golden Movie Drama | Nominated | ||||
| Golden Director | Won | ||||
| 2018 | Uganda Film Festival Awards (UFF) Awards | Best Viewers' Choice Movie Award | Won | [15] | |
| Best Cinematography | Nominated | ||||
| Best Sound | Nominated | ||||
| Best Script (Screenplay) | Nominated | ||||
| Best Feature Film | Nominated | ||||
| Best Director/Film of the Year | Richard Mulindwa | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Joan Agaba | Nominated | |||
References edit
- ^ "Rwandan Genocide movie set to premiere in Kampala". Big Eye. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "94 Terror film to premiere in Uganda in December 2018". Film Link Africa. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "94 Terror - TAIM AFRICA". Taim Africa Arts. Retrieved 18 August 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Buule, Gabriel. "Ugandan film on Rwandan genocide bags international award". Sqoop. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "'Azali', '94 Terror' lead 2019 Golden Movie Awards". Ghana Web. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ Nila, Yasmin. "Ugandan Film '94 Terror' Dominates Ghana Awards". Chimp Reports. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ Nila, Yasmin. "Ugandan Movie Selected For Mexico, French Festivals". Chimp Reports. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Full Nomination List for Zafaa Global Awards Abuja 2019". Zafaa. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ Nsemo, Ben. "Full list of Abuja International Film Festival 2019 nominees". Paradise News Nigeria. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ "94 Terror characters nominated in Ghana Golden Movie Awards". NTV Uganda News. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Uganda's movie on Genocide " 94 Terror" scoops 18 nominations in Golden Movie Awards Africa". News 24 Africa. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ Buule, Gabriel. "Ugandan Film on Rwanda Genocide bags 18 nominations in Ghana". Sqoop. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "94 Terror movie receives 12 nominations in 2019 Golden Movie Awards". Lifestyle Uganda. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ Ssebwami, Javira. "PML Daily parliament NEWS Excitement as Uganda's 94 Terror movie wins seven awards at Golden Movies Awards in Ghana". PM Daily. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "UCC releases list of movies nominated for Uganda Film Festival awards". Sqoop. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
