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Welcome to Kalasha International TV & Film Market. Kalasha International is an initiative from Kenya Film Commission in the fast growing East African region.

The Kalasha International Film and TV Market is a unique platform for all the regional & international players and festival goers from the Film & TV industry to gather, discuss exchange, collaborate, share stories and develop new business opportunities in a fast-growing region. For three days, local and international professionals from the Audio-Visual and Film industry coming from East African countries, Europe and other places around the world, get a unique opportunity to boost their business through trading content, partnership opportunities, networking and more.

The event’s primary objective is to showcase Kenya as a major regional hub for Film and TV production, post-production and distribution across all platforms and genres while reinforcing the uniqueness of Kenya as a shooting location.

The specific objectives of the Kalasha International TV and Film Market are to;

• Position Kenya as a major regional business and creative hub within the regional Film & TV industry.
• Position Kenya as a unique shooting location.
• Create a space for buyers and content creators to meet.
• Provide master classes and further training for the regional audio-visual industry.
• Showcase and promote the quality, skills and know-how of East Africa’s Film & TV companies.
• Attract more international companies to invest and produce audio-visual content in Kenya.
• Provide a platform to gain knowledge and have access to the East African audio-visual market.
• Stimulate collaborations, exchanges, business opportunities within the region and worldwide and actively contribute to the growth of the industry.

Along the trade show, several side events like conferences, workshops, Film screenings, B2B, and industry mixers will take place.