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Kalasha Film and TV Awards is an initiative of the Kenya Film Commission that seeks to recognize talent in the different facets of Film and TV industry. Central to the Commission’s mandate is the promotion of a vibrant local film industry.[Phot_Credit/Kalasha}
The Kenya Film Commission today unveiled the 2022 nominees for the 12 th edition of Kalasha International Film and TV Awards at Panari Hotel. The selection process of the 217 films submitted was carried out by a jury of experts consisting of stakeholders drawn from film industry associations, corporate, government and industry professionals.
Dedicated to promoting culture, stories, creativity and skills; the Kalasha International Film & TV awards gala is scheduled to take place on Saturday 3 rd December 2022. The nomination process took place from the 24 th August to 30 th October and involved review of 217 submitted films in 1,204 categories.
This year saw the number of submitted films go up compared to 149 films submitted in 2021. The jury also noted the constant themes being those on Mental health awareness, Domestic violence, Elections, Substance and Drug abuse and Violence.
“There is notable improvement in scriptwriting with some films doing very well in structure and great story telling. Use of good storytelling tools like flashbacks, story in a story, comedy, poetic irony, use of music and monologues”, notes Valentine Kamau, Kenya Actors Guild and Chairperson of the 2022 Nomination Academy.
The submissions received were very competitive and showed a huge potential in the Kenyan film industry;however, there is still lack of authentic Kenyan stories from filmmakers and Tv industry players while the international Award Category for East African Countries was well embraced by Tanzania film industry, low uptake was noted from the other countries.
This year Kalasha Awards have 39 categories with an addition of 9 new categories that include; Best regional film, Best Documentary (Short), Best Documentary (Feature), Best Makeup and Hair Stylist, Best Costume Designer, Best Supporting Actor in a TV Drama, Best Supporting Actress in a TV Drama, Best Viewer’s Choice (Feature) and Best Viewer’s Choice (TV Drama)”, noted Timothy Owase the CEO of KFC.
Categories open for public voting and scored by the jury on an 80% for jury and the public vote at 20% are;
Best Feature Film
Best Short Film
Best Lead Actor in a film
Best lead actress in a Film
Best Supporting Actor in a Film
Best Supporting actress in a Film
Best Documentary Feature
Best Documentary Short
Best Lead Actor in a TV Drama
Best lead actress in a TV Drama
Best Supporting Actor in a TV Drama
Best Supporting actress in a TV Drama
Best TV Drama
Best TV Show
Best TV Comedy
Best TV Advertisement
Best Animation
Best Student Film
Best Kids production
Best International Award
Best Documentary by a Student
The Best viewer’s choice categories (feature film and TV Drama) will be 100% public vote after nomination by the jury. The jury nominated 10 nominees in each of the TV and feature film categories which will be subjected to the public for 100% voting.
| By 30th October, the nomination academy had evaluated all the submitted films and came up with the list of nominees given below;
FILM CATEGORY: |
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| BEST LEAD ACTOR IN A FILM | BEST EDITOR | |||
| NOMINEE | TITLE OF FILM | NOMINEE | PRODUCER | |
| MORRIS MWANGI- TONY KIWO | BABA TWINS | 1 | AHMED DEEN & GEORGE MUGAMBI | AYAANLE |
| ELYAS MUHAMUD- ASSAD | GACAL | 2 | PATRICK KATIKU | INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY DOCUMENTARY FOR MALARIA NO MORE UK |
| BASIL MUNGAI- KEV | CLICK CLICK BANG | 3 | ABBAS OMAR | KISWAHILI KITUKUZWE |
| BARKHAD ABDI- AYAANLE | AYAANLE | 4 | MONICAH MUGU | ALMOST SOMALI |
| TIM KING’OO- KOOME | LAST SUPPER | 5 | NICHOLAS KIBATHI | BABA TWINS |
| BEST LEAD ACTRESS IN A FILM | BEST LIGHTING TECHNICIAN | |||
| NOMINEE | TITLE OF FILM | NOMINEE | TITLE OF FILM | |
| VIOLETTA NGINA- WAMZ | BABA TWINS | 1 | RAYMOND & MZAMIL | JARAMANDIA |
| NYOKABI MACHARIA- WENDO | CHAGUO | 2 | ISAAC AWENE | ANTISOCIAL |
| MWANATUNU IMAM- MANDIA | JARAMANDIA | 3 | ISAAC ILUVE KATULE | CLICK CLICK BANG |
| MARIANNE NUNGO- MAMA KOOME | LAST SUPPER | 4 | PAUL OBUNDE | AYAANLE |
| JOYCE MUSOKE- ELIZABETH | WISE WOMAN | 5 | JERRY KAVITA | BABA TWINS |
| BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A FILM | BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS | |||
| NOMINEE | TITLE OF FILM | NOMINEE | TITLE OF FILM | |
| SAMMY UKAVI- GICOVI | MEDICINEMAN | 1 | EVANS OJUKA | DEVIANCE |
| IAN NYAKUNDI- KASISI | CLICK CLICK BANG | 2 | KEY FRAME MEDIA | CLICK CLICK BANG |
| BRIAN OGOLA- KOWA | CHAGUO | 3 | KHADIJAH ABDULQADIR | THE MESSAGE |
| ANDREW MUTHURE- MUGA | BARGAIN BRIDE | 4 | AHMED DEEN, HILLARY MWANGI | AYAANLE |
| ZUBEIR MOHAMMED- BARKHAD | GACAL | 5 | JEFF SIMINTEI | IT RAINED AGAIN |
| BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A FILM | BEST DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY | |||
| NOMINEE | TITLE OF FILM | NOMINEE | TITLE OF FILM | |
| AMINA MOHA- AMINA | AYAANLE | 1 | STANLEY NJOGU | GACAL |
| BASRO DAHIR- ZEINAB | GACAL | 2 | ANDREW MUNGAI | CHAGUO |
| SAHARA MOHAMMED- KHADIJA | ZUENA | 3 | ABDI SHURIA & AHMED DEEN | AYAANLE |
| ANNSTELLA KARIMI- EVA | BABA TWINS | 4 | ENOS OLIK | ANTISOCIAL |
| AUUDI ROWA- KABI | CHAGUO | 5 | ISHMAEL AZELI KENYAN | LAST SUPPER |
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| BEST SHORT FILM | BEST FEATURE FILM | |||
| TITLE OF FILM | PRODUCER | TITLE OF FILM | PRODUCER | |
| CHRISMAS LOVE | PETER KAWA | 1 | CLICK CLICK BANG | PHILIP KARANJA |
| IT RAINED AGAIN | NANCY WANJA | 2 | ANTI SOCIAL | BRIAN MUNENE GITAHI |
| LAST SUPPER | KARANJA NG’ENDO | 3 | AYAANLE | AHMED FARAH |
| UNDUGU | VICTOR “VIBOKS” OMONDI | 4 | CHAGUO | RAVI KARMALKER |
| MIRROR MIRROR | LUCY MWANGI | 5 | BABA TWINS | LUCY MWANGI |
| BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE | BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY | |||
| TITLE OF FILM | PRODUCER | NOMINEE | TITLE OF FILM | |
| TALES FROM THE PANDEMIC | CYNTHIA ABDALLAH | 1 | DENNIS HUMPHREY | JARAMANDIA |
| UNWRAPPED | SHEILA GAKII KIMATHI | 2 | ABEL MUTUA MUSYOKA | CLICK CLICK BANG |
| STORI YANGU | EUGENE MBUGUA | 3 | AHMED FARAH: TARIQ BIHI | AYAANLE |
| THE ELEPHANTS OF SELENKAY | FEISAL MALIK | 4 | LAWRENCE MURAGE | BABA TWINS |
| 5 | SHELLY GITONGA | LAST SUPPER | ||
| BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT | BEST ORIGINAL SCORE | |||
| TITLE OF FILM | PRODUCER | NOMINEE | TITLE OF FILM | |
| INYUMBA YU MULOGOOLI | CYNTHIA ABDALLA | 1 | OLIVIA AMBANI | TALES FROM THE PANDEMIC |
| BLACK SHINES BRIGHTEST STORIES | NICHOLAS MUNENE MUTUMA | 2 | DAVID WARONJA | MWANGA |
| INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY DOCUMENTARY FOR MALARIA NO MORE UK | EUGENE MBUGUA | 3 | KESTER WAKAHENYA | IT RAINED AGAIN |
| KISWAHILI KITUKUZWE | OMAR KIBULANGA | 4 | ANDREW AHUURA -QUAD -A | AYAANLE |
| ALMOST SOMALI | VINCENZO CAVALLO | 5 | CHABARI MODEST | CLICK CLICK BANG |
| BEST MAKE-UP AND HAIR STYLIST | BEST COSTUME DESIGNER | |||
| NOMINEE | TITLE OF FILM | NOMINEE | TITLE OF FILM | |
| MELISSA “PAMBO BY MEL’ LESILA | CLICK CLICK BANG | 1 | EDDAH WAKESHO | CHRISTMAS LOVE |
| FATOU | AYAANLE | 2 | ESTHER MAINA | JARAMANDIA |
| FLORENCE MUTHONI | KAZ | 3 | MERCY MWENDE KABWEI | CLICK CLICK BANG |
| FAITH HEHO | SLEEP | 4 | FATOU | AYAANLE |
| KHADIJA ADDULQADIR | ZUENA | 5 | VENNESSA OCHIENG | CHAGUO |
| BEST PRODUCTION DESIGNER | BEST DIRECTOR | |||
| NOMINEE | TITLE OF FILM | NOMINEE | TITLE OF FILM | |
| NJUGUNA NGANGA | MWANGA | 1 | MOHAMED ALI | GACAL |
| OMAR KIBULANGA | KISWAHILI KITUKUZWE | 2 | KARANJA NG’ENDO | LAST SUPPER |
| ISAAC NJUE | AYAANLE | 3 | LAWRENCE MURAGE | BABA TWINS |
| CYRILL ACHEBI | CLICK CLICK BANG | 4 | AHMED FARAH | AYAANLE |
| COLINS MUGALA | MEDICINEMAN | 5 | VINCENT MBAYA | CHAGUO |
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| BEST SOUND DESIGNER | ||||
| NOMINEE | TITLE OF FILM | |||
| ‘KROWBAR’ | CLICK CLICK BANG | |||
| ANDREW AHUURA | AYAANLE | |||
| PATRICK KATIKU | INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY DOCUMENTARY FOR MALARIA NO MORE UK | |||
| ABDALLAH MOHAMMED | KISWAHILI KITUKUZWE | |||
| MERCY ADUNDO | THROTTLE QUEENS | |||
| TELEVISION CATEGORY | ||||
| BEST LEAD ACTOR IN A TV DRAMA | BEST TV SHOW | |||
| NOMINEE | FILM | TITLE | PRODUCER | |
| PETER KAWA- MALIK MAKA | COUNTY 49 | 1 | DATE MY FAMILY- KENYA | NEWTON NGUGI |
| ALFRED MUNYUA- SILAS | CRIME AND JUSTICE | 2 | KYALLO KULTURE | EUGENE MBUGUA |
| JOE KINYUA- NJORO | NJORO WA UBA | 3 | BEST OF | EUGENE MBUGUA |
| MELVIN ALUSA- KYALO | COUNTRY QUEEN | 4 | THIS LOVE | EUGENE MBUGUA |
| JIMMY GATHU-FRED TANDALA | KINA | 5 | FOODS OF KENYA | EUGENE MBUGUA |
| BEST LEAD ACTRESS IN A TV DRAMA | BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TV DRAMA | |||
| NOMINEE | FILM | NOMINEE | TITLE OF FILM | |
| GATHONI MUTUA- SINTAMEI | SINGLE KIASI | 1 | JAMES WEBBO – ELIJAH MATATA | COUNTY 49 |
| AISHA MWAJUMLAH – NIMIMI | PETE | 2 | BLESSING LUNG’AHO – MAX | COUNTRY QUEEN |
| IVY WANJIKU – SANURA | SANURA | 3 | MOSES KIEMA-LEFTIE MWAKAZI | KINA |
| MELISSA KIPLAGAT – AKISA | COUNTRY QUEEN | 4 | BRYAN KABUGI – TITUS KARANI | SALEM |
| SANAIPEI TANDE-NANA TANDALA | KINA | 5 | MAQBUL MOHAMMED – KEBO | CRIME & JUSTICE |
| BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TV DRAMA | BEST TV DRAMA | |||
| NOMINEE | TITLE OF FILM | TITLE | PRODUCER | |
| FOI WAMBUI – ARIELLE MUFASA | SALEM | 1 | COUNTRY QUEEN | PETER OBRIST |
| JANE WAMBUI – JEZEBEL | NJORO WA UBA | 2 | KINA | APPIE MATERE |
| NINI WACERA – VIVIENNE | COUNTRY QUEEN | 3 | CRIME & JUSTICE SEASON 2 | ADAM NEUTZSKY-WULFF |
| JULIEBRENDA NYAMBURA-BELLA MWAKAZI | KINA | 4 | COUNTY 49 | BRIAN MUNENE GITAHI |
| NYOKABI MACHARIA – DEBRA MAKA | COUNTY 49 | 5 | PETE | DAUDI ANGUKA |
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| BEST TV ADVERTISEMENT | BEST TV COMEDY | |||
| TITLE OF FILM | PRODUCER | TITLE | PRODUCER | |
| CPF TVC 2 | BRIAN K. TARUS | 1 | ROAST HOUSE | EUGENE MBUGUA |
| NICE AND LOVELY TVC | AMIT RAMRAKHA | 2 | TOO MUCH INFORMATION WITH TY (TMI) | ROSELIDAH TAABU |
| ACNES TVC | AMIT RAMRAKHA | 3 | VARSHITA | LUCY MWANGI |
| WHEN YOU SMILE | NICHOLAS ODONGO | |||
| PATA CHANJO | VIERRA PATRICK | |||
| SPECIAL CATEGORY | ||||
| BEST ANIMATION | BEST INTERNATIONAL AWARD | |||
| TITLE OF FILM | PRODUCER | TITLE OF FILM | PRODUCER | |
| DONJI DONJI | CHRIS WANGAI NJOKA | 1 | NIMPENDE NANI? | TANZANIA |
| HEALTH CARE WORKERS APPRECIATION | ANNE KIMANI | 2 | NAMUDDU | UGANDA |
| EN OKUMBA | JOSHUA OMONDI | 3 | STILL OKAY TO DATE? | TANZANIA |
| REV | IBRAHIM FARUK ALI | 4 | MALAIKA | TANZANIA |
| I AM THE PROBLEM | JOSHUA OMONDI | 5 | JOYCE’S DREAM | TANZANIA |
| BEST STUDENT FILM | BEST DOCUMENTARY BY A STUDENT | |||
| TITLE OF FILM | PRODUCER | TITLE OF FILM | PRODUCER | |
| CHEZA | NASSANGA ANN | 1 | MY LITTLE WARRIOR | AUDREY RESTETUTA EGESA |
| PLAIN SIGHT | RITCHY MISTRI | 2 | OGIEK AT CROSSROADS | JEFFITHER MURIMI KARIUKI |
| STINGER | BRUNO TANYA | 3 | PREPARATION OF “MURSIK” | WILSON YEGO |
| LOST | FILMAID KENYA | 4 | DIVINE OF ELAVATION(KIPSIGIS) | PAULINE WANJIRU MWANGI |
| THE WEAK-END | SILAS BRIAN OWITI | 5 | THE SCOURGE (CHIRA) | CLINTON OGUMA |
| BEST KIDS PRODUCTION | BEST GAMING | |||
| TITLE OF FILM | PRODUCER | |||
| PRESCHOOL KIDS LEARNING | ANNE KIMANI | The Academy agreed to review the two games submitted during the final assessment once provided with the required gaming device. The two games are 1. Money game by Anne Kimani and 2. Adventures of Mchupa by Gathukia Mwangi | ||
| GOOD HYGIENE PRACTICES | ANNE KIMANI | |||
| TOONAWEZA TALES | ERIC M. WAINAINA | |||
| TOCHI & JOSE FIRE SAFETY SHOW | DARREN COLLINS | |||
| H IS FOR HANDWASHING | DARREN COLLINS | |||
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Kalasha Film and TV Awards is an initiative of the Kenya Film Commission that seeks to recognize talent in the different facets of Film and TV industry. Central to the Commission’s mandate is the promotion of a vibrant local film industry. Through the establishment of a fair and democratic set of regulations for the Awards, the Commission is continuously boosting a vibrant local scene by encouraging healthy competition amongst film makers.This ensures higher levels of good practice within the industry.
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