Dilman Dila

Dilman Dila is a Ugandan author, filmmaker, and social activist. He is famously known for A Killing in the Sun- a short story collections and two other novellas, The Terminal Move and Cranes Crest at Sunset. A Killing in the Sun was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize in 2013 and longlisted for the Short Story Day Africa Prize in 2013. In 2008, Dila was nominated for the Million Writers Award for his short story Homecoming. Dila’s film The Felistas Fable won four awards in 2014 at the Uganda Film Festivals. The film also won two nominations at the Africa Movie Academy Awards for Best Make-up Artist and First Feature by a Director. Dila has won and also been nominated for other notable awards.