The 11th annual FilmAid film festival successfully came to an exciting climax with a brilliantly orchestrated Gala Awards at the Tribe Hotel, Nairobi. The awarding that took up a whole dedicated evening of September 21st 2018, was propelled by the need to celebrate talents of storytellers who found a safe haven in Kakuma and Daadab refugee camps.
This year's FilmAid film festival had the theme:
My Story. My Voice. Your MoveHere is a list of the winnersBest Fiction Film:Are You Volleyball, by Mohammad Bakhshi
Best Non-fiction Film:You Can't Hide from Truth, by A.a.V Amasi
Best Emerging Film Maker:Aminah Rwimo, It has Killed my Mother
Students AwardsBest Actor:Ali Farah Mohamud, The Discriminator
Best Actress:Jackline Ikuju, Why Me?
Best Sound:Aden Abdullahi Abdi, The Other Daadab
Best Editing:Makol Beer, Struggling for Family
Best Director:Rey Bulambo, Why Me?
Best Student Non-fiction:The Other Daadab, Ahmed Abdullahi Hussein
Best Student Fiction:Why Me?, Rey Bulambo
Best Script:Nyamad Biel, The Plight
Best Cinematography:Maryan Dahir Adawe, Defying All Odds