The Kenya Film Commission (KFC) is in the process of enacting a National Film Policy geared towards encouraging foreign film production companies to make films in Kenya and regulate for the licensing, examining and classifying of film content.
KFC chairman Chris Foot told the Broadcast, Film and Music Africa conference, which began at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre in Nairobi today, the commission was looking to boost the sector through legislation.
“This policy recommends the development of this sector through legislation and regulation reforms, institutional development, capacity building, marketing, promotion of local content, structured partnerships and facilitating county governments to grow their respective film industries,” he said.
Foot said the policy recommends putting in place legislation that will work to streamline the industry as well as address challenges created through the rapid change in technology.
KFC is also planning to implement and enforce the 60 per cent local content rule for local media through taxation of imported soaps as well as government incentives.
“We are transforming the way we operate to continuously improve our ability to fully support the local film industry,” said Foot.
He said as an emerging global tech hub, Kenya could prove attractive for large film productions.
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