Date Set for Kenya’s Top Film & TV Awards

 

The Kenya film Commission (KFC) has announced an extension of the deadline for entries for the 5thEdition of Kalasha Film & TV Awards 2014 to 24th April 2014; an extra two weeks for filmmakers to make sure their entries are intact.

The Kalasha Awards competition attracts professional film makers, production houses, donors, business community, interest groups and broadcasting houses from all over Kenya. The awards are in their 5th edition now having been launched in 2009.

The call for entries for the 2014 edition was officially announced in March 2014 with a deadline for April 12 2014 giving filmmakers 2 months to enter their films.

“KFC wants to make sure that no film maker is left behind to be part of this ultimate gala award ceremony, our very own Kenyan Oscars The gala event for this year will be bigger and grand. This high energy and inspiring competition will be held on 28th June, 2014 at the National Museums of Kenya”, observes Caroline Kittur, acting CEO at KFC.  

 

KFC Board Member Mwaniki Mageria, Benjamin Ochieng aka Benji Bendrix famous for Tears of the Sun movie, currently starring on God’s Not Dead that will Premiere in Kenya on 17th April, Chris Foot, Chairman of KFC Board and Michael Onyango, board member at the Media launch this morning at the KICC

KFC has championed a number of other activities that include county workshops in the area of capacity building in Mlolongo, Lamu, Kisii, Nairobi, Nyeri, Kwale where over 400 people were trained in 4 groups of Film Directing and production, Screen script writing, Cinematography-camera, lighting and sound and Screen acting.

 

In Nairobi the Commission supported the training of over 75 teachers in Film production in preparation for Kenya National Schools and Colleges Film and Drama festival in 2014 currently ongoing in Nyeri County.

On the international front, the commission was present at the Association of Film Commissioners International held last Month from 28th to 29th March this year in USA.