The Kenya Oscars Selection Committee has nominated ‘KATI KATI’ as the Kenyan submission to the 90th Academy Awards (Oscars) in the category of Best Foreign Language Film. This entry of Kati Kati is only the first step in a series of stages that the movie has to undergo before being nominated. The nominees for the...
Kenya’s short film wins country’s first ever student Oscar Award
A Kenyan film inspired by a terrorist attack in Kenya has become the first film shot in the country to win a Student Oscar Award.
Last Ride on the Lunatic Express
[ut_united_video url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRteufQX6lQ” poster=”http://www.tufilamupictures.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/The-Lunatic-Train.jpg”] On April 28th, 2017, a pillar of our country’s history came to an end. After 117 years in full operation, the old trains plying the Nairobi-Mombasa route, famously touted as The Lunatic Express boarded its carriages with passengers for the last time ever.
KFCB could be rolling out a new project to promote film culture in Rural Areas
Kenya Film Commission Board (KFCB) is in the process of rolling out the Sinema Mashinani project, aimed at promoting film culture in rural areas across the country. According to the KFCB website, the Board is also seeking to establish the Creative Arts Centre of Excellence, which will provide film and music production equipment to the...