| Uganda Film Festival Award for Best Director | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Excellence in Cinematic Direction Achievement |
| Country | Uganda |
| Presented by | Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) |
| First awarded | 2013 |
The Uganda Film Festival Award for Best Director, also known as Feature Film of the Year, is an award presented annually by Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) at the Uganda Film Festival Awards. It is given in honor of a film director who has exhibited outstanding directing while working in the film industry in Uganda. It's different from Best Feature Film which is awarded for best motion. The award was introduced in 2013 and the first winner of the award was Matt Bish for his directing work on State Research Bureau. Rehema Nanfuka became the first female director to be nominated at the Uganda Film Festival Awards in 2018 and became the first female director to win the award in Uganda.[1]