Unless you've been living under a rock, then you have probably come across the #WakambaForever on Twitter. The viral film was among those nominated at Machakos Fest, an annual short film festival hosted by Machakos County government.It's a hilarious take on Masaku and McMillan's first encounter set in the 21st century. From a dramatic re-telling of the Kamba origin story to a disagreement over a football team that goes awry, Wakamba Forever portrays the maleficence of colonialism with a dash of comedy.Here is the full list of nomineesBest Actor1.Kithethesyo - Charles Otieno2.Solo - Javier Ywaya3.Wakamba Forever - Alfred MunyuaBest Actress1. Rock of Ages - Rose K. Njoroge2. What's on your mind? - Mwajuma BahatiBest Director1.What's on your mind? - Antony Ndung'u2. Wakamba Forever - John "Jjay" Jumbi & Alex "Warle" Maina3.N(0)MB3R$ - Kamau Wandung'u4. Solo - Kara and KiwoBest Cinematographer1. N(0)MB3R$ - Dru Mungai2. Petra - Wambui Bo Muigai3. Solo - Gregory Kiwo4. My Ndia Nduku - Letter Moja5. Free - John JJ Jumbi6. Viral - Voline OgutuBest Screenplay1.What's on your mind?2. Wakamba ForeverBest Sound1.N(0)MB3R$- David Mbugua & Alex Njuguna2. What's on your mind - Dantaina OtinaBest Editing1. Wakamba Forever - Alex "Warle" Maina2. N(0)MB3R$ - Aleks Kamau3. Solo.Best Score /Sound design1.Wakamba Forever - Felix Kimanthi2. Whats on your mind? - Dantaina Otina3. N(0)MB3R$- David Mbugua & Alex NjugunaBest set design & props1.N(0)MB3R$2. Solo.3. Wakamba forever - Aggrey Were4.What's on your mind?Best Science Fiction & SFX1. Viral - Anthony Munyua2. Errangel.3. Momentum - Brian Owiny4. SoloBest Costumes/ Wardrobe1.Viral - Ivy Gesare & Voline Ogutu2. Wakamba Forever - Diang'a Ochino3. N(0)MB3R$Best Film1. My Ndia Nduku - Letter Moja.2. N(0)MB3R$3. Wakamba Forever4. What's on your mind?Best Machakos film1. Stones for life2. Calamity Overflow3. Lucy4. BehindStudent Films1. Katule by Little Bees Kindergaten2. Ngumbau by Franklin Mutumba - Mung'ala secondary school3. Run - Lukenya Academy _ Cyrus MwaliliYou can vote for the nominated film by liking a video of the film on YouTube. Watch the nominated films here.The winners will be announced on December 15th. Call out for submissions began on July 19th and ended on November 3rd. The theme for submissions was Rock.
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