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LAKE VICTORIA BASIN FILM MAKERS GUILD (KENYA) P.O. BOX 3599-40100 KISUMU Email: obatmasira@yahoo.com Tel: 0726 164 954 10th December 2012 PRESS RELEASE RE: FILM /THEATRE AWARDS-DEVELOPMENT LATENT TALENT 14TH – 15TH DECEMBER 2012 The Lake Victoria Basin Film and Theatre Awards is geared towards harnessing the film and theatre potentials within the region as a recognition of the fact that with the current efforts made towards the East African Integration, the Western Tourism Circuit needs to be promoted through a concerted effort. Film and the arts are major models through which we can enhance the visibility of the region by celebrating what nature has provided into us. The Awards Ceremony will be used to recognize the various individuals and groups who have played key roles in the promotion of the arts as a form of cultural experience within the region and also to highlight how this can be used to promote the region as a tourist destination. This will go a long way in inaugurating cultural activities within the region and developing latent talent. We hereby appeal to well wishers to support the event. The event will be held on the 14th – 15th December 2012 at the Kisumu Social Centre. Free entry. There will also be performing arts presentations to be judged. The judges have been drawn from Maseno University, Catholic University for Eastern Africa and Pwani University College. AKECH OBAT MASIRA CHAIRMAN READ BELOW 2nd LAKE VICTORIA BASIN FILM AND THEATRE AWARDS CATEGORIES 1. FILM (i). Best Documentary Film (ii). Best Feature Film (iii). Best Actor (iv). Best Actress (v). Best Supporting Role (vi). Best Filmmaker (vii). Best Film Script (viii). Best Film Producer (ix). Outstanding Award For International Film 2. THEATRE & MUSIC (i). The Most promising theatre group (ii). The Most outstanding theatre personality (iii). Best Actor (iv). Best Actress (v). Best Instrumentalist (Modern) (vi). Best Instrumentalist(Traditional) (vii). Best Narrator (viii). Best Poetry Performer (ix). Lake Basin Lifetime Theatre Achievement (x). The Best Choreographer (xi). The Best Creative Dancer (xii). The Best Poetry Presenter (xiii). Most Accomplished Academic Musician 3. MEDIA SUPPORT (i). Most Outstanding Media Arts Support for the region (Print) (ii). Most Outstanding Media Arts Support for the region (Radio)