The 4th Lola Kenya Screen audiovisual media initiative for children and youth in eastern Africa (August 10-15, 2009), has on the Day of the African Child—June 16, 2009—announced the line up of the films to be showcased.
Lola Kenya Screen received 315 films in 33 languages from 50 nations. To give each selected film better visibility at the festival, the screening will be done in nine categories.
Additionally, Lola Kenya Screen has in 2009 introduced a competition category called 14 Plus to cater for the many good films that usually do not compete as only films for 6-13-year-olds are the ones that have usually competed for the Lola Kenya Screen Golden Mboni Award for the best children’s film.
For the competition categories, Lola Kenya Screen showcases only the best possible recent—up to 32 months—international films for children and youth.
4th Golden Mboni Award Competition
Io Parlo/I'll Tell on You!, Marco Gianfreda, Italy, 2009
The Magic Stamp, Tomoko Oguchi, USA, 2009
For A Fistful of Snow, Julien Ezri,Switzerland, 2009
Polo, Claver Yameogo, Burkina Faso, 2009
Aan mard/That Man, Behrooz Ghobadi, Iran, 2008
Delroy Kincaid, Powys Dewhurst, Canada, 2008
Frederikke, Heidi Maria Faisst, Denmark, 2008
Hammerhead, Sam Donovan, UK, 2008
Izulu Lami/My Secret Sky, Madoda Ncayiyana, South Africa, 2008
Kur Paludis Elvis/Finding Elvis, Una Celma, Latvia, 2008
Man Ham Hastam/I Exist, Afshin Khaledi, Iran, 2008
Musen/The Mouse, Pil Maria Gunnarsson, Denmark, 2008
El Regala De La Pachamama/Pachamama, Toshifumi Matsushita, USA, 2008
Pamela, James Kanja, Kenya, 2008
Small Boy, Michelle Bello, Nigeria, 2008
The Happy Duckling, Gili Dolev, Israel/Scotland, 2008
Una Vida Mejor/A Better Life, Luis Fernandez Reneo, Spain, 2008
Cuento De La C/The C Story, Carlos Navarro, Spain, 2008
Bestiario, Sergio Vega Borrego, Spain, 2008
Gholaki ke peida kardam/The Piggy Bank That I found, Arsham Naghshbandi, Iran, 2008
Sotto Il Mio Giardino/Under My Garden, Andrea Lodovichetti, Italy, 2007
14 Plus Competition
Houna & Manny, Jared Katsiane, USA, 2009
A Beautiful Tragedy/Ballerina: A Beautiful Tragedy, David Kinsella, Norway, 2008
uGugu no Andile/Gugu and Andile, Minky Schlesinger, South Africa, 2008
From A Whisper, Wanuri Kahiu, Kenya, 2008
Zimbabwe, Darrell James Roodt, South Africa/Zimbabwe, 2008
A Crack in the Wall, Philippe Talavera, Namibia, 2008
Dear Mom, Hsiao Yang-Lun, Taiwan, 2008
Babalwa's Story, Charlene Houston, South Africa, 2008
Cuandos Caen Los Idolos/ When the Idols Fall, Tomas Silberman, Spain, 2008
La Tuerca/The Nut, Azul Melissa Martinez, Spain, 2008
I heard You Looking, Hsiao Yang-Lun, Taiwan, 2007
Films by Students
Pums, Federico Martin, Germany, 2009
The Pottery's Tale, Maryam Bayani, Iran, 2008
Elephants, Sally Pearce, UK, 2008
4 Kilometres, Miri Shapiro, Israel, 2008
Per Second Killer, Ejim Fortune Kezi, Nigeria, 2008
Eyes on the Prize, Omar Robert Hamilton, UK, 2008
Za Horyzont/Beyond the Horizon, Kuba Czekaj, Poland, 2007
Films by Youth
Talisman, Runcie Chidebe, Nigeria, 2009
The American Dream, Yonnie Andal, Kenya, 2009
Khoko's Story, Akhona Mangwane, Sibabalwe Nxadi & Khuthala Xhaka, South Africa, 2008
Thoughts in a Hijab, Clione Byrne, Eimanne El Zein & Sahar Shakeri, USA, 2008
Young Love?, Azariah Simon,Indigo Sanders, Austin Harris, April Monetbon, Douglas Moffat Jr and Everett Anderson, USA, 2008
Definition, Cole Dillingham, Mauricette Lekea and Kennedy Zuniga, USA, 2008
Eastern Africa Prism
The Dance for Wives, Paul Ekuru, Kenya, 2008
Unseen, Unsung: Unforgotten, Mona Ombogo-Scott and Risper Njoki, Kenya, 2008
Save A Child, Gilbert Lukalia, Kenya, 2008
Transforming Tomorrow: Gender film, Daniel Prior, Kenya/Rwanda
Transforming Tomorrow: Main film, Daniel Prior, Kenya/Rwanda, 2008
Transforming Tomorrow: Sports film, Daniel Prior, Kenya/Rwanda, 2008
Battle of the Souls, Matt Bish, Uganda, 2007
World Panorama
Marafiki, Carrie Matiku and Laurence Dworkin, South Africa, 2008
The J.H. Gunn Project, Shequeta Smith, USA, 2008
Who Are You Wearin'?, Powys Dewhurst, Canada, 2008
Manual Practico Del Amigo Imaginario (abreviado)/Imaginary Friend Practical Manual(abreviated), Ciro Altabas, Spain, 2008
In our shoes, Human Rights Media Centre Collective, South Africa, 2008
Pet Shop, Michael Gabriel Zenelis, Greece, 2008
Dasti motevaled mishavad/A Hand Has Been Born, Bijan Zaman Pira, Iran, 2008
Khaneye Ro'yaeie/Dream House, Ahoora Zaman Pira, Iran, 2008
Lilli, Filippo Ticozzi, Italy, 2008
Sarbaz o jaddeh/The Soldier and the Road, Nahid Ghobadi, Iran, 2008
Sarbazi ke shekast/Broken Soldier, Batin Ghobadi, Iran, 2008
Puertas/Doors, Roberto Goni, Spain, 2008
A Friend, Brittanie Marques, USA, 2008
Aab o aayeneh/Water & Mirror, Bijan Zaman Pira, Iran, 2008
Girlhood, Miki Redelinghuys, South Africa, 2008
68 Degrees & Clear, Dawn Westlake, USA, 2007
Releve, Sebastain Natto,Basfrom Caspar & Denis Truembach, Germany, 2007
Special Focus
First Light Movies, UK, English
The Best of Kids For Kids Festival 2008, Canada (48 films)
UNICEF-Fundacion Kine, Argentina (48 films)
The Day After Peace, Jeremy Gilley, UK, 2008
Television Series
Melody Makers (Episode 4), F Simiyu Barasa, Kenya, 2009
Know Zone, Victor Gatonye, Kenya, 2008
Fantasy, The Bear: The Broken Seal, Panea Czarsry & Robert Turlo, Poland, 2006
Fantasy, The Bear: The Lunarland, Andrzej Kukula & Robert Turlo, Poland, 2006
3rd Kids For Kids Africa
(The line up to be announced on June 30, 2009).
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