The Kenya

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(KFC) was established by the

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n government in 2005. It came into full function in mid-2006. The Kenya Film Commission was formed with the aim of promoting the Kenyan film industry locally as well as internationally. International film-makers looking to film in

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are offered detailed information on locations by the commission, as well as liaison services on behalf of the government, advice on reconnaissance's, film licensing and immigration, and facilitation of the filming process.

Structure

The Kenya Film Commission
was under the ministry of Sports,

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and the Arts since its inception in 2005 until 2019 when it was moved to the ministry of ICT, Innovation and Youth affairs. The board is appointed by the minister. Board members are Chris Foot (board chair), Judy Bisem, Njoki Muhoho, Julius Lamaon, Michael Onyango, Mwaniki Mageria and Felix Mugabe.

Functions

The Kenya Film Commission supports the Kenyan film industry by providing facilities for screenings and filming, as well as organising various educational workshops on production for local film-makers. The commission is also establishing a database that will list

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, agents, local talent, stakeholders and service providers of the Kenyan film industry. The Kenya Film Commission is a member of the Association of Film Commissions International.

Recent productions

Nowhere in Africa ''Nowhere in Africa'' (german: Nirgendwo in Afrika) is a 2001 German drama film that was written and directed by Caroline Link. The screenplay is based on the 1995 autobiographical novel of the same name by Stefanie Zweig. It tells the story of ...

The Constant Gardener ''The Constant Gardener'' is a 2001 novel by British author John le Carré. The novel tells the story of Justin Quayle, a British diplomat whose activist wife is murdered. Believing there is something behind the murder, he seeks to uncover the t ...

Tomb Raider II ''Tomb Raider II'' is a 1997 Action-adventure game, action-adventure video game developed by Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive. It was first released on Windows and PlayStation (console), PlayStation. Later releases came for Classic ...

Good Morning America ''Good Morning America'' (often abbreviated as ''GMA'') is an American morning television program that is broadcast on ABC. It debuted on November 3, 1975, and first expanded to weekends with the debut of a Sunday edition on January 3, 1993. Th ...

/ ABC – live 2 hour broadcast “Seven Modern Wonders of the World” *

The Amazing Race ''The Amazing Race'' is an adventure reality game show franchise in which teams of two people race around the world in competition with other teams. The ''Race'' is split into legs, with teams tasked to deduce clues, navigate themselves in forei ...

* Survivor Season 3 *

Kibera Kid ''Kibera Kid'' is a short film set in the Kibera slums in Nairobi, Kenya. It was written, directed and co-produced by Nathan Collett in collaboration with the locals of Kibera. This twelve-minute film featured Kibera actors in the principal roles ...

* SlumDogg

References

External links

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