Welcome to the July issue of the Kenya Film Commission’s e-newsletter.
Having just launched the third edition of the Kenya Internationally Film Festival to the media and public at large this month, the Commission continues to aggressively pursue the development of the local film industry.
At the heart of the Commission is the strategic intention to grow sustainability in the film industry through strengthening existing institutional frameworks.
One such forum is the Kenya International Film Festival
The third edition of Kenya International Film Festival
(October 2008)
The 3rd Edition of the Kenya International Film Festival (K.I.F.F) is set to take place from October 22nd to November 1st 2008. A press launch was held on July 2nd at the Stanley Hotel to formally launch the festival to the media, stakeholders and public.
This year’s theme is “CELEBRATING OUR CULTURAL DIVERSITY” and in line with this theme, the festival organizers are hoping to impress upon the audience, a feeling of unity despite our differences.
The Kenya Film Commission takes this opportunity to pay tribute to a veteran film maker who was recently awarded a prestigious OBE by Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom.
K.F.C sends ten film makers to the amakula film festival.
In a show of its commitment towards developing the Kenyan film maker’s capacity and expanding regional ties, the Commission gave an opportunity to nine film makers to attend the Amakula Film Festival held in Kampala, Uganda in May.
The young talented film maker Wanuri Kahiu has something else in store for local audiences. Following the success of RAS STAR, Wanuri’s passion to produce another amazing story has borne fruit in the form of “From a Whisper”.
One of M-Net’s longest running and most creative initiatives NEW DIRECTIONS AFRICA, the developmental filmmaking project that is fully funded by MNET, returned in 2007 with the pledge to make three new 26-minute narrative dramas from three African countries : Nigeria, Zambia and Kenya.
After a quiet start to the year, with only very few film crews coming, it seems like film crews all made up for lost time and descended upon us in April and May.
The 13-part series "The Herd" for Animal Planet remained in Kenya (safely in Amboseli) throughout all the political troubles, and finished filming in May.
Lola Kenya Screen has announced date changes. The annual international audiovisual media platform/festival, production workshop and market for children and youth in eastern Africa have changed its festival dates from August 4-9, 2008 to August 11-16, 2008.
2nd Annual Kibera Hip Hop Film Festival (Hotsun Foundation)
The ever popular Kibera Hip Hop Film festival was held between April 26th and May 2nd.
This year's event was sponsored by Hot Sun Foundation with support from the Cultural Affairs section of the US Embassy in Nairobi.
