enewsletter Issue 1
 
Industry
 
The Dragon Covenant
Sheila Mulinya’s THE DRAGON COVENANT, is a story about a crooked police man (played by Robert Bresson) who loses his wife because he can not afford proper health care for her and who is eventually forced to start selling cocaine exhibits from his exhibits at the police station. Somebody very close to him gets addicted to this cocaine as a result of his actions. The film is in the final stages of editing.

Malooned

“Malooned" the movie is now available on DVD at your local leading supermarket-or order one on www.malooned.com
New Movie"AGT-08"
Cajetan Boy’s Et Cetera Productions is currently in post-production for a new movie"AGT-08" which should be done by mid- March. Et Cetera is also going on location to shoot another movie - *"OBOHOZ".

Still in ETC’s stable is a pilot for a 13 part TV series which they are seeking
funds to produce
The Interrogation
Good News Productions International (GNPI) have a film called, The Interrogation, that is in the pre-production stage. Shoot set to begin sometime in August.
African Folk Tales Animated
A three-film and three-song compilation made at 2nd Lola Kenya Screen in Nairobi in August 2007 has been selected for screening in Finland in March 2008.

5th Annual Children's and Youth's Videotivoli Festival

Meanwhile, the 5th Annual Children's and Youth's Videotivoli Festival (March 4-9, 2008) in Tampere, Finland, selected Lola Kenya Screen's MANANI OGRES, LITTLE KNOWLEDGE IS DANGEROUS and THE WISE BRIDE from among 500 submissions they received from 35 nations around the world.

MANANI OGRES, a fascinating animation on the importance of vigilance, was created by Joseph Hongo, Marcus Joseph, Norick Joseph, and Samuel Musembi to show that drumming, music and dance must be employed where vigilance fails.

Made by Samora Michelle, Adede Hawi NyOdero and Karama K Ogova, LITTLE KNOWLEDGE IS DANGEROUS’s message is passed through Mjinga, Juha, and Mwehu with the playful use on Kiswahili carrying the message across. This film won the Most Creative Project at Lola Kenya Screen in 2007.

The message passed through THE WISE BRIDE is that when more than one suitor compete for a beautiful girl, only the girl's ingenuity carries the day.
Lola Kenya Screen 2008 Call for Film Submission

Lola Kenya Screen, Eastern Africa’s first and only audiovisual event exclusively designed for children and youth, is calling for film entries in all genres and from all over the world for 3rd Lola Kenya Screen that runs in Nairobi, Kenya (August 4-9, 2008).

Eligible films are those made by children and youth, made with children and youth, and those made for children and youth. In other words, Lola Kenya Screen accepts films made by professionals and amateurs that focus on children and youth. Lola Kenya Screen also accepts family films.

Please check submission details and entry form at http://www.lolakenyascreen.or.ke/admin/filmentryform.rtf


The deadline for entries is April 15, 2008.


N.B 3rd Lola Kenya Screen- “Keeping Films for Children and Youth in Focus”
to be held on August 4-9, 2008
Filmmaker wins Prestigious New Leaders Group Award

Filmmaker Nathan Collett wins prestigious New Leaders Group Award Award-winning filmmaker Nathan Collett, (MFA, Cinema-Television, University of Southern California, 2006, BA with highest distinction, African History, Stanford University, 2000, and Fulbright scholar in Kenya 2006-2007), has been awarded the Institute of International Education's 2008 New Leaders Group Award for Mutual Understanding.

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Contents
     
  Word from the MD
Press Statement
South Africa Familiarisation Trip
Stakeholder Engagement
Industry News		  
     
  Press Statement  
 

We the members of the Kenya National Film Association, and the film industry fraternity in general, are deeply concerned with the current unfortunate political trend that has resulted in the massive loss of lives, damage and destruction of property; and which has also internally displaced hundreds of thousands of our dear Kenyans in their own country!!!

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  South Africa Trip  
 

The South African film industry has grown in leaps and bounds over the years and it was felt that the Kenya Film Commission would gain valuable insights into this industry by embarking on a familiarization tour of the various film commissions and production houses.

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  Stakeholder Engagement  
 

KFC is currently actively engaging stakeholders with the aim of achieving harmonious working relations and seeking ways of promoting the film industry. A meeting with key stakeholders from the 3 associations KFTPA, KNFA and Third Force Association was held to discuss a vibrant way forward for the industry.

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