Breakdown of Govt Costs to Make Films and TV Reveals in Kenya

The Kenya Movie Classification Board (KFCB) on Monday printed the necessities and costs wanted to make movies and stage performs within the nation.

KFCB has established a Residents’ Service Supply Constitution that guides the board’s service in keeping with the regulatory mandate stipulated within the Movies and Stage Performs Act.

The board gives a number of providers at completely different charges. A few of the providers embrace insurance coverage of filming licenses, registration of movie brokers, issuance of movie stickers, classification and ranking of movies, and issuance of classification catalogues amongst others.

Every applicant should meet varied necessities earlier than being issued a license. Beneath is a breakdown of the necessities, and costs for every applicant relying on the service.

Issuance of Filming Licenses

Candidates making a full-length function movie will probably be required to fill out the applying type and have an in depth synopsis, a screenplay, a taking pictures schedule, and a listing of kit.

They are going to be charged a license charge of Ksh15,000 per movie and a filming charge of Ksh1,000 per filming day.

These candidates looking for to make a TV sequence, internet sequence, or docuseries per season will want an in depth synopsis, screenplay, taking pictures schedule, and a listing of kit.

These candidates may even pay a license charge of Ksh15,000 per movie and a Ksh1,000 filming charge per filming day.

Moreover, Kenyans looking for to make documentaries, brief movie options, ads, company movies, or music movies would require a crammed utility type, an in depth synopsis/script/therapy/storyboard, a taking pictures schedule, and a listing of kit.

They’ll pay a license charge of Ksh5,000 per movie and a filming charge of Ksh1,000 every day.

Registration of Movie Brokers

All candidates looking for to register as movie brokers will want a duly crammed utility type, firm certificates of registration, VAT certificates, skilled certificates, and a listing of kit.

Candidates will probably be charged Ksh12,000 per yr.

Classification of Score of Movies

All candidates on this class will probably be required to have a movie within the prescribed format and a duly crammed utility type.

For posters, trailers, and commercials, every applicant shall be charged Ksh1,000 whereas for every function or documentary, every applicant shall pay Ksh100 per minute.

Issuance of Exhibitor’s License

All candidates will want a duly crammed utility type. For video reveals and play station joints, the applicant can pay Ksh2,000.

For theatre, all candidates can pay Ksh10,000 per screening.

Different costs paid to KFCB embrace Ksh10 per sticker, and Ksh3,000 for a distributor’s licence. The inspection of exhibitors’ or distributor’s premises and monitoring of free-to-air TV and radio is free.