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4TH EDITION OF KENYA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL-2009
Festival dates; Wednesday- 21st to Saturday- 31st October 2009
Main venue and registration desk; Alliance Francaise
Other Venues; National Museum,20th Century, Silverbird Cinema,Italian Cultural Institute, Nairobi Safari Club and Chester House
Theme; “Africa and the Diaspora”
Festival activities;
- Regular screenings
- Festival competition- Films in competition
- Film premieres –International film premieres
- Community screening – ( Kibera, Mathare, and Kangemi)
- Theme nights, Italian, French, Kenya, Uganda, Mexican, Spanish, Indonesian, German, and American
- Training workshops( script writing, Actors lab, film critic, Technical- sound and lighting, directing and production)
- Students’ forum
- Intellectual Property symposium-(World intellectual property organization, Kenya Copyright board and Kenya Film Commission)
- Eastern Africa filmmakers forum
- Festival competition- films in competition
- Presentations and debates on Africa and the Diaspora – Intellectual and scholar’s forum on the African DIASPORA.
- Tribute to Samuel Otieno. Special screening of a film “Blessed”.
- Special afternoon screening of the best of “Riverwood”
- Maisha Film Lab-Uganda
Competition Categories;
- Long feature film
- Short feature films
- Best East African Film
- Best Kenyan Film
- Documentaries
- Students’ films
- Animation films
- Television commercials – Advertising agencies
- Best actor / Actress
- Audience Award – Festival audience
- Life time achievement award -by the Department of Film Services
Deadline for submission of films is 30th July 2009. Only Films made between 2007- 2009 will be accepted
Note; Application for film premieres must reach the secretariat before 30th of June 2009
Other festival attractions;
- Outdoor screening at the museum amphitheatre
- Music performances by East African artists at the Alliance Francaise gardens in the evenings
- Late night cafeteria/bar at the museum and Alliance Francaise
- Cocktails and diners for delegates at different venues
Exhibition; (Promotion of the indigenous African cinema)
- Nigeria – Nollywood
- Kenya - Riverwood
- Uganda -Vibanda
- Tanzania - Kideo
Mini festival within festival;
- Amakula Kampala- Special screening of the best of Amakula
- Rwanda cinema centre- The best of Rwanda Film Festival
- Zanzibar International Film Festival – The best of ZIFF
- Lola Kenya Screen – Special screening of the best children films
The festival is proudly sponsored by the Embassy of France in Kenya, Kenya Film Commission, Alliance Francaise, and the Government of Kenya
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