Film industry suffers due to few incentives

From left: Kenya Film Classification Board Communications Manager Nelly Muluka, Kenya Film Commission CEO Timothy Owase and Nakuru Tourism and Trade Executive Peter Ketienya during the official opening of the Lake International Pan-African Film Festival at the Nakuru Players Theatre yesterday. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

The country’s film industry is yet to rival Africa’s top destinations due to lack of incentives to woo large-budget foreign-based film and television productions.

Film officials who spoke during the launch of the third Lake International Pan-African Film Festival yesterday said the country lacked a film fund or grants for local film makers and could not provide incentives to foreign film makers.