Kalasha International Film Analysis

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African film festival has mushroomed film production works among African countries ,which highlights and promote various key issues among the African society. Most of this film festivals have similarities and differences based on their various aims. UDADA FILM FESTIVAL and KALASHA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL are among the festivals for African film.
UDADA FILM FESTIVAL- is the first festival in the East African region that exclusively feature women's fiction, animated and documentary films productions from all over the world; highlighting women and their work, exposing women's issues, concerns and perspectives in the societies they live in. International films give the audiences an insight into other cultures for comparison to their own.
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KALASHA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL aims to position the country as the leading country that stimulates intra-trade & worldwide activities in the film & TV fields in East Africa. The rebranded Kalasha International Film & TV Festival & Market brings under one roof 3 main activities:
The Kalasha Eastern Africa Film & TV Trade Show which is scheduled for two days; showcasing East African companies under national pavilions, while the international TV & Film players attend as participants. The national pavilions include Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Mauritius, Madagascar and Reunion
The Kalasha International Film Festival scheduled for a week in various venues throughout the country: Nairobi, Mombasa, Eldoret, Kisumu, Nyeri and Malindi. For the first edition, the eligible entries were from the entire continent. Screenings were organized in various theaters and venues.
The Kalasha Film & TV Awards ceremony which closes the event

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‘Hapa-Kule News’ program was named the best TV comedy show, as Khaleed Abdul scooped Best performer in a TV comedy.The award for the Best Television Show Hosts went to Sarah Hassan and Charles Ouda of Discovery 254. The best television documentary award went to the Unity Dow story
The second edition of UDADA Film Festival took place from the 15th-20th October 2015. UDADA Film Festival received over 150 feature, short and documentary film entries through various platforms from over 50 countries This was a 30% increase from the 2014 submissions. About 1000 people attended the festival. The Udada Film Festival ran educational forums at the Multimedia University of Kenya and at PAWA 254. Animation films by Ngendo Mukii She made a very inspiring presentation of her work to Film and Animation students at the Multimedia University.
• Production by Karen Mukwatsi. Ms. Mukwatsi is the festival director of IIFF (International Images Film Festival for Women) The Zimbabwean partners presented their activities to enhance film production in Zimbabwe. They run a screenplay competition and then go on to source for the production funds. These films are then shown at their festival. Afterwards, the films are improved

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