KFCB Assures Creatives of Its Commitment to Support the Growth of the Film Sector

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The Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) has assured film practitioners and industry stakeholders of its commitment to ensuring a conducive regulatory environment that will spur the growth of the creative economy.

While addressing creatives drawn from Embu County and its environs during the Creatives in Arts and Film Literacy Program (CAFIL), at the Marvel Hotel, on Monday 23rd September 2024, KFCB’s Ag CEO Paskal Opiyo said that the Board has proposed the review of various regulatory frameworks that once ratified will make obtaining licenses easier for filmmakers, as well as promote the ‘ease of doing business for the industry stakeholders.

The CAFIL Program is an initiative of the KFCB in partnership with the Sports, Arts, and Social Development Fund (SASDF) and is tailored to empower creatives in Arts and Film to create content that upholds Kenya's cultural values while safeguarding children from exposure to inappropriate audio-visual content.
The Program also aims to create awareness of the existing legal framework guiding the film industry in Kenya and is anchored on the Fifth Pillar of the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA), the Talanta Hela Initiative, as well as Vision 2030 which recognizes Creative Arts as a driver for youth empowerment.

“As the Government agency mandated to regulate the creation, broadcasting, possession, distribution, possession, and exhibition of film and broadcast content in Kenya, we are committed to ensuring a facilitative regulatory environment to spur the growth of the film sector through partnership with industry stakeholders,” Mr. reiterated.

The Ag CEO told creatives and stakeholders that the KFCB recently redefined the role of film agents in Kenya, pointing out that as a result, local filmmakers can obtain licenses directly from the Board without going through a Film Agent as was the case before.

By implementing the CAFIL Program and supporting initiatives geared towards talent nurturing and monetization, Mr. Opiyo said that the KFCB hopes to contribute to a thriving creative economy that supports talent monetization for job opportunities and socio-economic development.

As part of our resolve to empower local creatives, Mr. Opiyo revealed that the KFCB in collaboration with other relevant regulatory Government agencies whose mandates impact the film industry has developed a regulators’ handbook for film practitioners in Kenya.

The CAFIL Program has so far been implemented in Kisumu, Nakuru, and Embu regions. The program will be extended to Mombasa before being rolled out across all regions in Kenya.

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