To be the leading women’s shorts, serialized content and new media film festival in Africa.
The Udada International Women’s Film Festival was the first of its kind in Africa to feature the works of women in different genres: drama, comedy, fiction, documentary, animation and experimental films. Borne out of the need to recognize women’s participation, contribution, and support of cinema internationally, Udada’s desire is to create and foster sisterhood(s) in film around the world, from emerging to established filmmakers.
Since 2014, Udada has screened over 500 films from all genres, trained 300 filmmakers from all walks of life, run 30 workshops, supported at least 15 productions, and had an audience of over 3000 film enthusiasts.
Udada’s purpose as a festival is to position women, their diverse and complex stories, and their contributions to filmmaking front and centre internationally. We endeavour to disrupt how women are portrayed in cinema and to train more women in leadership positions, creating avenues for women and women’s stories to acquire funding and platforms for distribution. Udada breaks open more spaces for the empowerment of women filmmakers and production of female-oriented stories, changing the narratives.