Kenya International Film Festival - Calling all Films!

THE THIRD EDITION OF KENYA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (KIFF -2008)
When: October 22nd to November 1st 2008.
Theme: “celebrating our cultural diversity”

Film in Kenya will soon become synonymous with all things beautiful. For our time-honoured traditions to thrive, create an industry with environmental sustainability. The flora and fauna of Kenya are the environmental instruments of our films. Kenya is striving to be on the world map as the centre of Africa cinema. Kenya will also be the epitome of African culture at its best. The Kenya International Film Festival will represent who is who in African Cinema and the Best African Films.

Film and Music are what represents a community’s culture.

The festival will create a forum for filmmakers to:
• Network and share ideas on the technological and artistic development of the industry.
• Look for distribution networks both regionally and internationally.
• Capacity building in technical skills, cinematography and creative writing.
• Join associations to make lobby groups for more government assistance.
• Discuss policy matters and how to regulate the industry.
• Promote Kenyan films in the international market.

“Africa is the harmonic presence of music and film,
it is the land of great interpreters of Life, Love, Music and now Film”

HISTORY OF KENYA FILM INDUSTRY EXHIBITION;
The department of Film services (DFS) will be showcasing the history of film development in Kenya from the colonial era to the modern day at the main entrance of the Allaince. The exhibition will display different Camera and other equipments that the department of film services has used over the years. The department will also display assorted productions that it has been commissioned to make in the recent past.

Previous involvement:
Filmmakers from the African region namely, Uganda, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Ethiopia, Sudan, Rwanda, South Africa and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

MAISHA LAB –UGANDA. AT KIFF;
Kenya international Film Festival in collaboration with the Maisha Lab from Uganda have agreed to partner to organize a ten days training workshop for filmmakers during the festival. The workshop is designed to start before the main festival and will run for ten days. The Short Films (2minutes to 5minutes) from the Lab, will be screened at a special forum during the Festival at Alliance Francaise

INTERLLECTUAL PROPERTY WORKSHOP
A Workshop to create awareness of the need to understand the copyright and related right will be held during the festival. The participants will be lawyers with interest in Audiovisual Matters, Filmmakers, Musicians and Performing Artists. The workshop will be facilitated by Kenya Film Commission (KFC), the Kenya Copyright Board in collaboration with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:
CHARLES PETER ASIBA
FESTIVAL DIRECTOR
KENYA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (KIFF)
MUTHANGARI DRIVE, LAVINGTON,
TEL: 254 (20)3866114/6/7
FAX: 254 (20) 3866117
EMAIL: asiba@kifftrust.org , info@kifftrust.org, kiff@filmingkenya.com
Website : www.kifftrust.org

PROGRAMME FOR KIFF 2008

For each of the screenings, there will be a performance by various local artists, who will journey with the audience through the various cultures in Kenya. The audience members will be shown the different cultural instruments used by the various cultures.

REGULAR SCREENINGS & COMMUNITY SCREENING:: Four (4) venues within Nairobi: Alliance Française Auditorium, Goethe Institute-Nairobi, National Theatre and the National museum auditorium. The screenings will start at 10:00 am to 10:00 pm daily at all venues. “A film festival without a good audience is not worth its salt”. The target for community screening will be crowded slum areas of Kibera, Kangemi, and Mathare

CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOPS: Five (5) workshops on the following topics: Script writing, cinematography, concept development, film criticism, music for film and pitching and access to film funds

STUDENTS’ FORUM: The interaction of professional filmmakers with students

FILM PREMIERES: KIFF/ KFC/ ROYAL MEDIA GROUP and NUMETRO CINEMAS will host a ‘Red Carpet’ Film Premieres for the best African Films at Prestige Plaza.

THE ARTIST CAFETERIA: Brainstorming, interaction with fellow artists, at The Goethe Institute and Alliance Francaise.

WOMEN’S PANORAMA: The Women’s Panorama is intended to provide a real and dynamic space within the Festival for women and their concerns. The Panorama becomes essential to the Festival from this perspective, it serves to promote and encourage a broader scope of vision and perception on critical issues, thus enhancing the desired culture of democracy, which underlies the notion of culture.

EAST AFRICAN FILMMAKERS FORUM: Roundtable discussions with like minded people of the East African Community. The newly formed “Forum for East African Filmmakers” will have their first meeting at the Festival. The Main Agenda is “Lobbying the Governments for support.”

THEME NIGHTS: Cuban, Mexican, French, Asia, South Africa and, of course, Kenya.

MINI FESTIVAL WITHIN FESTIVAL: We recognize that other festivals are equally important. We have previously partnered with AMAKULA and ZIFF to showcase their product. This year we expect AMAKULA, ZIFF, Rwanda Film Festival and Sudan Festival. LOLA-KENYA SCREEN is also expected to showcase their best product during the festival.

PRESENTATION: Among the presentations will be The C.E.O of the Kenya Film Commission, Mr. David Maingi who will elaborate more on the state of the Kenya film industry.

AWARDS: The competition will have eight categories as follows;
STUDENTS FILMS;
DOCUMENTARIES;
SHORT FEATRUES;
Deadline for film entries: 15TH JULY 2008
LONG FEATURES;
ANIMATION;
BEST EAST AFRICAN FILM
BEST KENYAN FILM

SPECIAL AWARDS:
JURY AWARD- BEST KENYAN FILM;
AUDIENCE AWARD- BEST KENYAN FILM;
THE JOURNALIST AWARD- BEST OVERALL KENYAN FILM.