The Kenyan film industry has shown an impressively notable growth from this years kalasha awards submissions that recorded 1500 entries across the 37 categories.
This year marks the 13th edition of Kalasha International Film and TV awards set to happen on 30th March, at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) with an anticipated week-long festival.
The animation and international category submissions are some of the areas that the Kenyan film industry can be said to be excelling in.
The Kenya Film commission (KFC) after the thorough evaluation of the submissions has released the least of nominees in the various categories for the 13th Kalasha Awards.
The Kenya Film Commission CEO, Timothy Owase, commended the incredible development of the Kenyan film and TV industry.
“The kalasha wards remain a cornerstone in recognizing and celebrating exceptional talent within our industry the record breaking submissions and the jury’s insights highlight the remarkable development and diversification of Kenya’s film and TV Landscape. We are confident that this year’s ceremony will be a truly unforgettable event, showcasing Kenyan creativity to the world,” statement read
Among those who have graced the 13th Kalasha Awards nominees list include Pascal Tokodi as Melita for the best lead actor in a film, Blessing Lung’aho as dominic in “Igiza’ for the best lead actor in a TV drama, sanaipei Tande as Nana in ‘kina’ and Sarah Hassan as Nina in ‘zari’ for the Best lead actress in a TV drama among other renown kenyan actors and actresses.
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