{{Kenyan productions scooped five awards at the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards held on Saturday in Lagos, Nigeria.}}<\/p>\n
Nairobi Half Life, a drama film about the life of hardship of a gang of five youth in Kenya\u2019s capital stole the show, winning four awards out of the seven categories it had been nominated in.<\/p>\n
The film\u2019s Elayne Okaya won the Best Makeup Artist award; Mohamed Zain was named Best Lighting Designer as Barbara Minishi scooped the Best Art Director award. Christian Almesberger crowned a beautiful night for the crew with the Best Cinematographer award.<\/p>\n
Nairobi Half Life\u2019s director Tosh Gitonga was however unlucky as he missed out the Best Director award that went to Shirley Frimpong-Manso for the movie Contract which was also named Best Movie 2013.<\/p>\n
Njoki Muhoho was another proud Kenyan in the night, when her production Mama Duka was awarded in the category of Best Indigenous Language Movie (Swahili).<\/p>\n
Nairobi Half Life missed out on three awards for; Best Movie Drama (Edwin Maina), Best Movie Director (Tosh Gitonga), and Best Indigenous Language (Swahili) Edwin Maina Kariuki.<\/p>\n
Kenyan productions had been nominated in 14 categories that included;
\nBest Actress in a Drama, Veronica Waceke- Higher Learning
\nBest Supporting Actress, Valerie Kimani- Higher Learning
\nBest Supporting Actor David Mulwa- Higher Learning
\nBest Supporting Actor, Ian Mbugua- House of Lungula
\nBest Documentary, Peter Murimi- Matatu; my life, my art and Guardians of the wild
\nBest Online Video, Mark Kaiyare- Deceit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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