A funding shortfall of Sh40 million has forced Kenya’s most prestigious film and television celebration event, the Kalasha Awards, to go dark this year, marking the first time in 13 years that ceremony will not take place.
"We hope we will do it in March next year. But we want it to be open to more people, we want more ideas on board,” said Sudi Wandabusi, the Kenya Film Commission (KFC) chairperson, which organises Kalasha, an annual gala and its accompanying three-day Kalasha International Film & TV Market, a cornerstone trade fair that has become an iconic fixture in East Africa's creative calendar.
