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A snapshot of the NBO Film Festival 2019.

The NBO Film Festival 2019, the third edition, ran in venues around Nairobi, Kenya from June 6-16, 2019.

The NBO Film Festival first showed up in the minds of creative entrepreneur Sheba Hirst and filmmaker (and first bodi in probably Kenya’s first viral sensation) Mbithi Masya. The idea was to revitalise cinema-going culture in Nairobi thus contributing to the growth of a healthy film industry…

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#DocuboxPresents Theresa Traore Dahlberg’s “Ouaga Girls” in Nairobi.

Ouaga Girls, a documentary directed by Theresa Traore Dahlberg, screened at the Alliance Francaise, Nairobi courtesy of Docubox on June 18, 2019. The screening was followed by a panel discussion featuring Monicah Karanja and Edwina Akinyi Owuor moderated by Waithera.

Docubox is a film fund that supports and encourages new forms of ownership and authorship in East Africa. The Nairobi-based…

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NBO Film Festival 2019 movies delight Nairobians.

Several films were screened at the NBO Film Festival 2019 at the Prestige Plaza, Ngong Road on the weekend of June 8 – 9, 2019.

After a colourful opening night and Friday of short films with “Shorts, Shorts and Shots” the movies could start flowing. Nairobi residents were treated to several films over the weekend from the continent and further afield. These included the Simon Rouby directed Adama

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Docubox announces Short Film Pitch competition winners at NBO Film Festival 2019.

The winners of the Docubox Short Film pitch competition announced at the NBO Film Festival 2019 on October 26, 2018 are Ian Kithinji, Brian Munene, and Laurence Murage.

The Documentary Fund of East Africa popularly known as Docubox hosts screenings of both documentaries and short films. As its names suggests, the fund also sources monies to support documentary films and other types of films in…

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Shorts, Shorts and Shots Mzalendo Edition at NBO Film Festival 2019.

The Documentary Film Fund of East Africa also known as Docubox had its monthly running of Shorts, Shorts, and Shots at the NBO Film Festival 2019 at the Prestige Plaza, Ngong Road on June 7, 2019.

Docubox supports intimate, character-driven storytelling and encourages new forms of ownership and authorship in East Africa. The Nairobi based organisation funds documentaries as well as hosting events…

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Sights from the opening night of the NBO Film Festival 2019.

The opening night of the NBO Film Festival 2019 was one of the biggest nights in Kenyan film in 2019. Here are a few images from the occasion.

The NBO Film Festival has quickly found itself at the centre of the film industry in Nairobi in the last three years it has been running. Nothing showed this as well as the evening of June 6 during the cocktail opening for the festival and Nairobi came out…

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NBO Film Festival 2019 opens with “Lusala” screening.

The NBO Film Festival 2019 opened with a screening of Mugambi Nthiga directorial debut Lusala at the Prestige Plaza, Nairobi on June 6, 2019.

The NBO Film Festival, popularly known as the Nairobi Film Festival, rolled into town this Thursday, June 6, at what is its traditional home of the Prestige Plaza. The festival in its third year, founded by Sheba Hirst and Mbithi Masya, promised just as…

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Africans nominated for US Indie Short Fest 2018

The Indie Short Fest 2018 have announced their nominees for the best short films for the year with three films from Egypt, Kenya and Sierra Leone in the running.

The Indie Short Fest is an international film competition with monthly live screenings and annual major live screening and awards ceremony in Los Angeles, United States. The festival has announced those in the running for this year’s…

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Ghana Movie Awards 2018 nominations announced.

The Ghana Movie Awards 2018 nominations were announced in the West African country on December 17, 2018.

The Ghana Movie Awards are an annual film award first held in 2010 to recognise excellence in the Ghanaian film industry. The 2018 edition of the awards, managed by Zylofon Media have announced those who are in the running for the best in Ghanaian film.

The films with the largest number of…

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Lupita, Danai, Rafiki, Vaya get Black Reel Award 2018 nominations.

The Black Reel Awards 2018 nominations were announced on December 13, 2018. Among the nominees are actresses Lupita Nyong’o and Danai Gurira, as well as the films Rafiki and Vaya.

The Black Reel Awards, established in 2000, annually honour African-American film achievement in feature, independent and television films. They were originally conceived as a vehicle to recognize African-American…

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Supa Modo wins at Poland’s Ale Kino Festival 2018.

Supa Modo was screened and won awards at Poland’s Ale Kino Festival 2018 on December 10, 2018.

Ale Kino! International Young Audience Film Festival is an international movie event held in Poznań in Poland since 1969. The festival organised by the Children’s Art Center in Poznań focuses on more ambitious cinema addressed to children and young people.

The juggernaut that is Supa Modo which is Kenya…

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A snapshot of the Narok International Film Festival 2018.

The Narok International Film Festival 2018 was hosted in Aitong, Narok County from December 3-7, 2018. This was the first edition of the festival with the theme “Magical Narok.”

Narok County is the largest contributor to Kenya’s economy as it hosts the Maasai Mara National Reserve famously known as the seventh wonder of the world for the annual wildebeest migration. The county is also home to the…

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Eldoret Film Festival 2018 makes successful debut.

The Eldoret Film Festival 2018 made a successful showing in the Rift Valley town from December 3 – 7, 2018. The festival organised by Moi University had the theme “Kenyan Films, Kenyan Audiences”.

Eldoret is famous worldwide as the “City of Champions” as many of Kenya’s world-beating athletic legends come from that region. There was a new thing coming from the Rift Valley city as the Eldoret Film…

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Eldoret Film Festival 2018 award winners celebrated.

Eldoret Film Festival 2018 celebrated the winners of their inaugural festival at the closing ceremony at the Sirikwa Hotel on Friday December 7, 2018.

The Eldoret Film Festival 2018 was hosted in venues in and around Eldoret in Uasin Gishu County from December 3-7. At the end of screenings, trainings and more, the fun would end with a closing ceremony where the best films at the festival would be…

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Durban International Film Festival 2019 calls for submissions.

The Durban International Film Festival 2019 has invited filmmakers from across the world to submit their Short, Documentary or Feature Fiction films to screen in the festival. The festival will run in the South African town from 18-28 July 2019 under the theme “Reimaging DIFFerent.”

With screenings of cutting-edge cinema from around the world, containing as always a special focus on both South…

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Subira, Supa Modo win big as Kalasha Awards 2018 winners feted.

Subira and Supa Modo were the biggest winners at the Kalasha Awards 2018 announced at the Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya on November 24, 2018.

The Kalasha Film & TV Awards, presented annually by the Kenya Film Commission, is an award ceremony for films and TV series. First held in 2010, they are now considered the biggest night in Kenyan film and TV.

The film and TV community in Kenya which…

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Lake International Pan African Film Festival 2018 winners.

The Lake International Pan African Film Festival 2018 winners were announced at a gala event at the Alps Hotel in Nakuru, Kenya on November 10, 2018.

The Lake International Pan African Film Festival 2018 was hosted in venues in Nakuru from November 7-10. One of the highlights of the festival was the gala event that wrapped up events. The winners of the awards were from a diverse number of…

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