Amidst characteristic pomp and colour, Kalasha Awards last night climaxed the four-day Kalasha International Film and TV Market and Festival. With the likes of Mvera, Act of Love, and Where the River Divides winning big on Saturday night, and a poignant moment when film and TV honoured one of its finest talents posthumously, here is the full winners’ list of this year’s Kalasha International Film and TV Awards.
- BEST DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY – JIM BISHOP – HALF-OPEN WINDOW
- BEST LIGHTING TECHNICIAN – JOSEPH CHURU – ACT OF LOVE
- BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS – OMAR HAMZA – ITIFAKI
- BEST EDITING – KOOME MWIREBUA – ACT OF LOVE
- BEST DIRECTOR – DAUDI ANGUKA – MVERA
- BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – NANCY ALUOCH – WHERE THE RIVER DIVIDES
- BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – ISRAEL BRANDON – AN INSTANT DAD
- BEST SOUND DESIGNER – MBARU PATRICK – ACT OF LOVE
- BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY – MATT BLACK- WHERE THE RIVER DIVIDES
- BEST MAKEUP ARTIST – FATMA MUHIDIN KAYLA – MVERA
- BEST COSTUME DESIGNER – EDDAH WAKESHO- WHERE THE RIVER DIVIDES
- BEST FEATURE FILM – MVERA BY DAUDI ANGUKA
- BEST SHORT FILM – WHERE THE RIVER DIVIDES BY MATRID NYAGA
- BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE – DEATH OF A KENYAN HEIRESS – THE LAST DOOR BY JOHN ALLAN NAMU
- BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT – COFFEE PRODUCTION DOCUMENTARY BY DEKUT FILM HUB
- BEST REGIONAL FILM – TWO LET BY NDURUKA NJOROGE
- BEST LEAD ACTOR IN A FILM – GADWILL ODHIAMBO – DENNIS IN WHERE THE RIVER DIVIDES
- BEST LEAD ACTRESS IN A FILM – LINA SANDE- MVERA IN MVERA
- BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A FILM – JACK (HULK SHIRA) MUTINDA- AGENT JOHN IN ITIFAKI
- BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A FILM – BRENDA MWAI-MILLY CHANYA IN THE CALLER
- BEST TV DRAMA – PEPETA BY JAMES KOMBO
- BEST TV ADVERTISEMENT – APA MOMENTS OF PAST DISASTERS BY ABU MELITA
- BEST TV SHOW – THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NAIROBI BY EUGENE MBUGUA
- BEST TV COMEDY – KAM U STAY BY DAMARIS IRUNGU
- BEST LEAD ACTOR IN A TV DRAMA – CHARLES OUDA – MELCHIZEDEK KARANI IN SALEM
- BEST LEAD ACTRESS IN A TV DRAMA -SARAH HASSAN- NINA IN ZARI
- BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TV DRAMA – NDUNGI GITHUKU – SERRO IN KINA
- BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TV DRAMA – BRENDA WAIRIMU- LOLA IN ZARI
- BEST PERFORMANCE IN A TV COMEDY – ABEL MUTUA IN ROAST HOUSE
- BEST ANIMATION – DEATH VALLEY BY STEPHEN KENNEDYKYALO
- BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM – THE MIDNIGHT BRIDE BY DOREEN R.KILIMBE FROM TANZANIA
- BEST STUDENT FILM – GOD FORBID BY ADMI
- BEST STUDENT DOCUMENTARY – ART ON THE SKIN BY KENYA FILM SCHOOL
- BEST KIDS’ PRODUCTION – SIKICHO’S LONG DAY BY DARRENCOLLINS
- BEST GAMING – CARLPHABET BY DEKUT FILM HUB
- KITUO HALISI – INOORO TV
- LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT JENNY PONT- PONTACT PRODUCTIONS
- BEST VIEWERS’ CHOICE AWARD-FEATURE MVERA BY DAUDI ANGUKA
- BEST VIEWERS CHOICE AWARD-TV DRAMA PEPETA BY JAMES KOMBO
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