The Kenya Film Commission has rolled out third edition of the “My Kenya My Story “mobile phone film competition. This is a competition for short films shot using exclusively using mobile phones. This year’s edition is themed “COVID -19 on staying at Home and Social Distancing”. This is in light of the worldwide measures of dealing with COVID -19. The call for Submissions will run from 23rd April 2020 to 3rd June 2020 .The submissions will be received via the Filmfreeway platform.
A five member jury will be tasked to take part in reviewing the entries, shortlisting of the nominees and tallying of votes. The jury vote will constitute 70% while an online public voting exercise will constitute 30% of the total vote.
The best short film will receive Kshs.200, 000 while the first and second runners up will receive Kshs.150, 000 and Kshs.100, 000 respectively.
This competition seeks to inspire creativity among filmmakers in the country and to widen the scope of film making using smart phones. This year’s theme is angled on the current universal call to stay at home and maintain social distancing due to the ongoing pandemic.
Note: Kindly fill in the release form click here
To submit your mobile film click here
