The following are the awards to be competed for at the festival
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	<li><strong>Best Cinematography</strong></li>
</ul>
This award will be given to the film that receives highest points for cinematography awarded by the judging panel as per the set judging criteria
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	<li><strong>Best Costumes</strong></li>
</ul>
This award will be given to the film whose Costumes will attract the highest points awarded by the judging panel in line with the set judging criteria
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	<li><strong>Best Sound (Score and Sound Effects)</strong></li>
</ul>
This award will be given to the film whose sound (Music &amp; Sound effects receives the highest points awarded by the judging panel in line with the set judging criteria
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	<li><strong>Best Screenplay</strong></li>
</ul>
This award will be given to the film whose screen play receives the highest point awarded by the judging panel in line with the set judging criteria
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	<li><strong>Best Student Film</strong></li>
</ul>
This award will be given to the film that collects the highest points awarded by the judging panel for student films competing in this category in line with the set judging criteria
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	<li><strong>Best Animation</strong></li>
</ul>
This award will be given to the film that collects the highest points awarded by the judging panel for Animated Film competing in this category in line with the set judging criteria
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	<li><strong>Best Short Film</strong></li>
</ul>
This award will be given to the film that collects the highest points awarded by the judging panel for short films competing in this category in line with the set judging criteria
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	<li><strong>Best Feature Film (Full length film)</strong></li>
</ul>
This award will be given to the film that collects the highest points awarded by the judging panel for feature films competing in this category in line with the set judging criteria
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	<li><strong>Film of the Year</strong></li>
</ul>
This award will be given to the film that collects the highest points overall awarded by the judging panel.
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	<li><strong>Best Actor</strong></li>
</ul>
This award will be given to the Actor who collects the highest points overall.
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	<li><strong>Best Actress</strong></li>
</ul>
This award will be given to the Actress who collects the highest points overall.
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	<li><strong>Best Documentary</strong></li>
</ul>
This award will be given to the documentary Film that collects the highest points overall.
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	<li><strong>Best East African Film</strong></li>
</ul>
This award will be competed for by films submitted from within the East African Community. It will be awarded to the East African Film that collects the highest points overall.

<strong><em>Note</em></strong><em>: Certificates for Best Regional Film will be given to those films from the regions that collect the highest points from the judges from their respectful regions. These are only for the Northern, Eastern and Western Regions.</em>

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