THROWBACK INTERVIEW: WANURI ON WANGARI MAATHAI’S BIOGRAPHY

I did this interview with Wanuri Kahiu some years back, like in 2009 when she was working on a documentary for M-Net.


Filmmaker Wanuri Kahiu is currently working on a new M-Net series called Great Africans where they choose different leaders from around the continent and get filmmakers to tell their stories.

Wanuri is “focusing on one significant moment of Wangari Maathai’s life and how

CALLING ALL FILMAKERS: AMAA COMING TO NAIROBI

Africa Film Academy invites Kenyan filmmakers to submit their feature, short, and documentary works for consideration by the 7th African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA or AMAA Awards), the Premier Africa Film Awards.AMAA is calling for nominations from the public and stakeholders in the film industry for winners in nearly 30 film categories. The deadline for all submissions is December 30, 2010; a

GIRL POWER RULES AS KENYAN FILMMAKERS WIN BIG IN RWANDA

This year's edition of the 6th Rwanda Film Festival was punctuated by top Kenyan filmmakers walking away with coveted awards.Wanuri Kahiu, Hawa Essuman, Ravneet Chadha and actress Ruth Mueni all won awards at held in Kigali.Wanuri’s Pumzi and Ruth’s role in Chasing Moses won of of them the Peace Basket Award for their contribution in Kenyan cinema.While Hawa's film Soul Boy and Ravneet's Subira

NOLLYWOOD COMES TO NAIROBI

This year’s Broadcast & Film Africa Conference will see a host of Nigeria’s leading film producers showcasing their latest productions. AITEC Africa, the event organiser, has announced an exciting programme, including a Nollywood Pavilion in the exhibition running alongside the conference to be held in Nairobi from July 28 - 29. Over 20 Nollywood film-makers will participate in the conference, to

WANURI KAHIU FEATURES IN VOGUE MAGAZINE

Celebrated director Wanuri Kahiu has been featured in this month’s Vogue Italia, the Italian edition of Vogue magazine. In the interview, Wanuri discussing both her personal and public life. Wanuri also pays tribute to Hollywood director Philip Noyce whom she worked with on movies like The Italian Job and Catch a Fire. “He inspired me and in that film I really learned more than in any film school

BOMB BLAST MOVIE STARS WIN AT TARIFA FESTIVAL

The awards of the 7th edition of Tarifa African Film Festival saw four Kenyan films screened and three Kenyan actors win the coveted best actor award. Ken Ambani, Abubakar Mwenda and Godfrey Odhiambo, all who starred in Wanuri’s bomb blast movie From a Whisper took home the coveted prize for Best Actor.The three walked away with a cash price of €2500 (Sh291,237) and a trophy. A speechless Ken who

WANURI KAHIU’S PUMZI FILM: THE TRAILER

WANURI'S SCI-FI SCREENED AT SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL

Filmmaker Wanuri Kahiu's science fiction film, Pumzi will be screened at this year’s Sundance Film Festival as part of it's New African Cinema program. This being Kenya’s first science fiction film, we hope it will shade some much needed light to the talented minds in the country.Pumzi will play a total of five times at Sundance between January 22 and January 30. The 29 minute-film is about

WANURI: I WANT MAATHAI TO SEE MY SCI-FI

Kenya’s first science fiction movie Pumzi produced by Wanuri Kahiu was launched at the opening of the Kenya International Film Festival at the National Museums’ Louis Leakey Auditorium. After the 29 minute-film was over; it was evident that the audience was wowed. Even Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka, the chief guest of the night, was “at a loss of words.” He said, “Wanuri is a candidate for a

DISTRICT 9 CREW WORKED WITH KENYAN FILMMAKER

Filmmaker Wanuri Kahiu has just completed shooting Kenya’s first ever science fiction movie. The film, Pumzi (Air) was shot in South Africa. It is a futuristic short film about Kenya at a time when water is a scarce resource and everyone lives inside The Maitu Community. The lead character, Asha, is the only one who dares to escape from the community because she believes there is life on the