By Harry Kiplagat Yegon Serving at Lola Kenya Screen as a video production intern over the past four months has been invaluable; it has boosted my production aptitude and given me better focus. RELATED: Lola Kenya Screen Inspires Me into…
Category: Testimonials
Testimonials from Lola Kenya Screen beneficiaries.
By Leah Amani Loreni When I joined Lola Kenya Screen in April 2015 as a Public Relations Intern having studied Journalism/Mass Communication, I almost lost hope as it appeared like I was taking rather long in mastering the craft of…
The 10th annual edition of our festival, skills-development and marketing platform for children and youth in eastern Africa shall be held December 7-12, 2015. RELATED: Lola Kenya Screen Brings My Professional Journalist’s Dream Nearer “Our Anniversary festival shall be held…
By Leon Mageto, 14, Nairobi, Kenya I felt honoured and was greatly humbled to have the opportunity of being taught Camera Techniques, Lighting, Sound and Editing by university professors. And this in my early teens; those are memories I will…
By Josephine Hatangimana, 11, Bujumbura, Burundi Though I was born in Nairobi and lived there for a while before my parents returned to Bujumbura, I was excited when I was selected from Burundi to participate in a filmmaking workshop organised…
By Ummu-Salama Khamis Ibrahim, 12, Zanzibar, Tanzania It was a sweet surprise when I learnt that my application for training in filmmaking in Kenya had been accepted and that I would be one of the three children selected to participate…
By Didier Winston Haguma, 15, Kigali, Rwanda I was honoured to be among the three children selected from Rwanda to join others from the East African Community countries—Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and Rwanda—to train in a filmmaking workshop offered by…
By Sharon Mwangi, 13, Mombasa, Kenya From the first day of the training on December 7 to the last on December 12, 2014, I interacted with the other children from Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania and Kenya very well. RELATED: Toy…
By Celestine Msake Oburu, 15, Nairobi, Kenya The highlights of my adventure at the 9th annual Lola Kenya Screen festival included the cinematography training, the visit to Nairobi National Museum, Maendeleo House and Kenya Broadcasting Corporation. I learnt important lessons…
By Sharon Mwangi, 13, Mombasa, Kenya I learnt lots of things from the guided tour of Nairobi National Museum during the 9th Lola Kenya Screen festival in Nairobi. Lola Kenya Screen had organised the tour with the National Museums of…