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Battle for eyeballs: New
TV series to premier soon 5 Film officials seek collaboration to curb
production and exhibition of unrated films 5 Royal Media Services, Viusasa ink media
convergence deal Don Media Group
([email protected])
6 John Kiriamiti’s bestseller
‘My Life in Crime’ made into a movie E ditorial & A dvertising :
7 Filamu Kenya Team
([email protected])
KFCB’s Sinema Mashinani to help
broadcasters collect and air local content 8 T eam L eader
Mandera bus attack movie
Watu Wote given Oscar nod
9-10
Tausi star Ken Ambani set for continental award
11
Review: When Gerald Langiri meets
self-deprecating humour, Shit Happens! 13-15
4 TV shows that will revamp
your Valentine’s watchlist 16-17
Music video review: Sauti Sol’s new song
Girl Next Door adds flavour to African Sauce 18-19
From Nairobi to Hollywood,
Edi Gathegi returns home 20-23
Triple threat: Kenyan actors
calling the shots behind the scenes 24-25
“Varshita” comedy takes
over local television scene 26-29
Kenyans who made it to Hollywood
before Lupita Nyon’go and Edi Gathegi 30-32
After ‘My Life in Crime,’ will Kenyan filmmakers
turn to books for their biggest productions?
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Mary Kiura
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