BY OGOVA ONDEGO. ZANZIBAR, TANZANIA (CINEMA MINIMA) –

Lola Kenya Screen, the annual audio-visual media festival, production workshop and market for children and youth in eastern Africa—that holds in Nairobi, Kenya, every second week of August—has announced the names of candidates for her 4th skill-development programmes to be held 2009 August 10-15 in Nairobi, Kenya.

The names of successful applicants were made available to the international media in Zanzibar, Tanzania, during the 12th Zanzibar International Film Festival on 2009 July 1.

The Nairobi-based Lola Kenya Screen has—since her inception in October 2005—been exploring, identifying and nurturing talent among children and youth in areas such as screen-writing, cinematography, production, marketing, distribution, creative journalism, event planning and presentation, and critical appreciation of creativity.

Lola Kenya Screen was established as a movement that uses appropriate and available technologies to deliver audiovisual media content that complements, enhances, entertains and promotes learning among children and youth in the promotion of literacy, gender equity, independent thought, human rights, environmental responsibility and global health.

Apart from the Television Drama workshop that is aimed at adults (above 18 years) interested in creating audiovisual media works for children and youth, the rest of the programmes target people defined by the laws of Kenya as children, i.e. children and youth (under 18 years).

Film Production

1. Njeri Waithera Nesbith, 13, Braeside School
2. Alex Ndegua, 16,Ruiru Boys secondary
3. Brian Saruni, 14, Highway Secondary School
4. Charlene Ndolo, 14, German School
5. Charmaine Ndolo, 14, German School
6. Crystal Ndolo, 7, Riara Road Primary School
7. Daniella Kinyanjui, 11, Mount Kenya Academy
8. Flora Wanjiru, 16, Githurai Mixed Secondary School
9. Fredrick Ochieng, 16, Bridgeway School
10. Irene Esonga, 16, Kahawa Garrisson Secondary School
11. Michael Mwangi, 15, Moi ForcesAcademy Event Organisation & Presentation/MC
12. Tracy Muringa, 14, State House Girls High School
13. Bernard Otieno, 15, Moi Forces Academy
14. Nicholas Ngugi Ngobe, 10, Almond Land School
15. Rushel Rang’ala, 17, Cardinal Otunga High School Mosocho Film Jury
16. Samantha Wangui, 8, Riara Road Primary School
17. Sauda Hamisi, 12, St Arnold Jansen School
18. Vanessa Wanjiku, 8, BuruBuru I Primary School
19. Wangari Mumbi Kiarie, 15, Kianda School
20. Vivian Atieno, 16, Annointed High School Creative Journalism/Festival Press
21. Whitney Kerubo Otenyo, 13, Excel Academy
22. Antony Mukiri Chege, 12, Uthiru Primary School
23. Harun Muange, 15, Moi Forces Academy
24. Kathleen Siminyu, 15, Kianda School
25. Polet Njeri, 15, Alliance Girls High School
26. Mina Ogova, 11, Greenyard Junior School

Television Drama 1. Moses Siku, 22, Multi-Media University 2. Mitchelle Janga’ra, 18, Limuru Girls’ School 3. Ken Mbugua, 26 4. Charles Thuku , 18 5. Catherine Kiambati 6. Anthony Micheni Metha 7. Janet Mose, 18

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