About: Dilman Dila

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Dilman Dila is a Ugandan writer, film maker and a social activist. He is the author of a collection of short stories, A Killing in the Sun, and of two novellas, Cranes Crest at Sunset, and The Terminal Move. He was shortlisted for the 2013 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for "A Killing in the Sun", longlisted for the Short Story Day Africa prize, 2013, and nominated for the 2008 Million Writers Awards for the short story "Homecoming". He was longlisted for the BBC International Radio Playwriting Competition with his first radio play, Toilets are for Something Fishy. His film The Felistas Fable (2013) won four awards at the Uganda Film Festival 2014, for Best Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Feature Film, and Film of the Year (Best Director). It won two nominations at the Africa Movie Academy Aw

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  • Dilman Dila is a Ugandan writer, film maker and a social activist. He is the author of a collection of short stories, A Killing in the Sun, and of two novellas, Cranes Crest at Sunset, and The Terminal Move. He was shortlisted for the 2013 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for "A Killing in the Sun", longlisted for the Short Story Day Africa prize, 2013, and nominated for the 2008 Million Writers Awards for the short story "Homecoming". He was longlisted for the BBC International Radio Playwriting Competition with his first radio play, Toilets are for Something Fishy. His film The Felistas Fable (2013) won four awards at the Uganda Film Festival 2014, for Best Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Feature Film, and Film of the Year (Best Director). It won two nominations at the Africa Movie Academy Awards for Best First Feature by a Director, and Best Make-up Artist. It was also nominated for the African Magic Viewers Choice Awards for Best Make-up artist, 2013. His first short film, What Happened in Room 13, is one of the most watched African films on YouTube. In 2015, he was longlisted for the Inaugural Jalada Prize for Literature for his story "Onen and his Daughter". (en)
  • Dilman Dila es un escritor, cineasta​​ y activista social de Uganda.​ Es autor de una colección de cuentos, A Killing in the Sun,​ y de dos novelas, Cranes Crest at Sunset​ y The Terminal Move.​​ Fue preseleccionado para el Premio Commonwealth de relato corto 2013 por "A Killing in the Sun",​ seleccionado para el premio Short Story Day Africa 2013,​ y nominado a los Million Writers Awards 2008 por el cuento corto "Homecoming".​ Fue incluido en la lista del Concurso Internacional de Dramaturgia de Radio de la BBC con su primera obra, Toilets are For Something Fishy.​ Su película The Felistas Fable (2013)​ ganó cuatro premios en el Festival de Cine de Uganda 2014,​​ por Mejor Guion, Mejor Actor, Mejor Largometraje y Película del Año (Mejor Director). Ganó dos nominaciones en los premios Premios de la Academia del Cine Africano a Mejor ópera prima de un director y Mejor artista de maquillaje. También fue nominado para los Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards al mejor artista de maquillaje 2013.​ En 2015, fue seleccionado para el Premio Inaugural de Literatura Jalada por su cuento "Onen and his Daugther".​ (es)
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  • 1977-12-31 (xsd:date)
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  • Dilman Dila (en)
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  • Portrait photo of Dilman Dila (en)
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  • 1977-12-31 (xsd:date)
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  • Dilman Dila (en)
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  • Dila in 2019 (en)
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  • Fiction (en)
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  • Uganda (en)
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  • Cranes Crest at Sunset, The Felistas Fable (en)
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  • Film maker, writer (en)
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  • Dilman Dila is a Ugandan writer, film maker and a social activist. He is the author of a collection of short stories, A Killing in the Sun, and of two novellas, Cranes Crest at Sunset, and The Terminal Move. He was shortlisted for the 2013 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for "A Killing in the Sun", longlisted for the Short Story Day Africa prize, 2013, and nominated for the 2008 Million Writers Awards for the short story "Homecoming". He was longlisted for the BBC International Radio Playwriting Competition with his first radio play, Toilets are for Something Fishy. His film The Felistas Fable (2013) won four awards at the Uganda Film Festival 2014, for Best Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Feature Film, and Film of the Year (Best Director). It won two nominations at the Africa Movie Academy Aw (en)
  • Dilman Dila es un escritor, cineasta​​ y activista social de Uganda.​ Es autor de una colección de cuentos, A Killing in the Sun,​ y de dos novelas, Cranes Crest at Sunset​ y The Terminal Move.​​ Fue preseleccionado para el Premio Commonwealth de relato corto 2013 por "A Killing in the Sun",​ seleccionado para el premio Short Story Day Africa 2013,​ y nominado a los Million Writers Awards 2008 por el cuento corto "Homecoming".​ Fue incluido en la lista del Concurso Internacional de Dramaturgia de Radio de la BBC con su primera obra, Toilets are For Something Fishy.​ Su película The Felistas Fable (2013)​ ganó cuatro premios en el Festival de Cine de Uganda 2014,​​ por Mejor Guion, Mejor Actor, Mejor Largometraje y Película del Año (Mejor Director). Ganó dos nominaciones en los premios Prem (es)
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  • Dilman Dila (en)
  • Dilman Dila (es)
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