Doc­u­men­tary film making in Kenya and Pakistan

- How to start and where to go to

Panel dis­cus­sion with Judy Kibinge, Docubox (Nairo­bi) & Haya Fatima Iqbal, Doc­u­men­tary Asso­ci­a­tion Pak­istan (Karachi)

The two highly suc­cess­ful film­mak­ers and pro­duc­ers will talk about the back­ground and con­text of doc­u­men­tary film­mak­ing in their coun­tries. Their dis­cus­sion will range from the train­ing of film­mak­ers to the pos­si­bil­i­ties and require­ments of film financ­ing and the influ­ence of the target group on film production.

Judy Kibinge left a career in adver­tis­ing to write and direct both fic­tion and doc­u­men­tary films. Her film Dan­ger­ous Affair (2002) is cred­it­ed by many as the catal­y­sis of con­tem­po­rary film­mak­ing in Kenya. In 2013, she found­ed DOCUBOX to sup­port inde­pen­dent East African film­mak­ers with grants, labs and screenings.

Haya Fatima Iqbal, film­mak­er and founder of the Doc­u­men­tary Asso­ci­a­tion Pak­istan in Karachi and Judy Kibinge, film­mak­er and founder of Docubox in Nairo­bi, Kenya are going to dis­cuss the back­grounds and con­texts of doc­u­men­tary film­mak­ing in their coun­tries. Their con­ver­sa­tion will include the train­ing and qual­i­fi­ca­tion of film­mak­ers, the pos­si­bil­i­ties and demand­ings of financ­ing as well as the chal­lenge to pro­duce for dif­fer­ent audiences.