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Kenya Film Commission

1416
Lenana Road, Nairobi 00508, Nairobi, Kenya

Map Location

Type:
Government Parastatal/Institution
Categories:
Film, TV & Radio
General info

ABOUT

The Kenya Film Commission was established vide Legal Notice No. 10 of 2005. The Commission is a state corporation under the Ministry of Sports, Culture and the Arts.

The Commission is mandated to perform the following functions:

-To develop, promote and market the film industry locally and internationally and identify and facilitate growth of the film industry.

-Generate, manage and disseminate film industry research, information and market data, and act as a repository and archive of Kenya’s film records.

-Coordinate and certify persons, association and organization participating in the production of film, photography, video, stills, animation, new media and related media.

-Establish and administer a film promotion fund and incubation centers for the film industry in Kenya.

-Provide liaison service for government departments on matters relating to the promotion, marketing and development of the industry.

-Promote and market Kenya, locally and internationally as a filming destination and promote local content.

-Develop fiscal and other incentives to promote investment in the film industry and create linkages with both public and private national and international organizations to improve and facilitate investment in the film industry.

SOLUTION

The Commission provides the following services:

-Advising the Government and other stakeholders on film matters
The Commission provides the Government of Kenya (through the Ministry of Sports, Culture and The Arts) and all stakeholders with up-to-date information and   advice on matters pertaining to development, co-ordination, regulation and promotion of the film industry in Kenya. This is done through continuous research     on the industry and film industries in other countries.

-Promotion of the local film industry
This is done through various ways that span; facilitating content development; capacity; promotion of local films locally and internationally and through the resource center facilitating funding of local films and film projects (subject to availability of funds).

-Marketing Kenya as a filming location
KFC identifies key filming locations in Kenya and promotes them and Kenya as a whole to international markets. This is done though participating in international film forums such as exhibitions and festivals. The intention is to attract as many filmmakers as possible to come and shoot their films in Kenya.

-Provision of information on films and filming in Kenya
KFC serves as a hub for information on the local filmmakers and producers and the locally produced films. This information is contained in the film industry database. The Commission also provides information about filming in Kenya including film licensing, cost of filming and filming locations among others.

-Facilitate archiving of film materials
The digital film archive aims to preserve our rich heritage of locally produced films.

-Coordination and regulation of the film industry
As the umbrella body on film matters in Kenya, KFC coordinates the operations of the film industry. This includes facilitating the formulation or reformulation of     film policies and legislations in consultation with stakeholders that favor the growth of the industry.

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