National Drama and Film Festival 2024 guide for schools, colleges

NATIONAL DRAMA AND FILM FESTIVAL 2024 UPDATES

Theme
“Unlocking opportunities for socio-economic transformation through drama and film”

Dates
a. National Festival
Reporting: 9th April
Action: 10th – 17th April
State concert: 18th April
Venue: University of Embu/Kangaru School

b. Regional Festivals
Group 1: Eastern, Coast, Western and Rift Valley
The week of 11th – 17th March

Group 2: Nairobi, Central, Nyanza and North Eastern
The week of 18th – 24th March

c. County Festivals
Group 1 Counties should be done by 5th March

Group 2 Counties should be done by 11th March

Categories and their Genres

Category A: Early Years Education (pre-primary and lower primary)

a. Pre-primary (PP1 and PP2)

• Singing games
• Solo verse
• Choral verse

b. Lower Primary (Grade 1 – 3)

• Solo verse
• Choral verse
• Film for early years

Category B: Primary schools

• Play
• Cultural creative dance
• Modern creative dance
• Solo verse
• Choral verse
• Narrative
• Solo dance
• Film
• Special Needs Education (SNE) items for special needs institutions which include: Play in KSL, Dance for MH, PH, HI and VI

Category C: Secondary Schools

• Play
• Play in French
• Play in KSL for SNE institutions
• Cultural creative dance
• Modern creative dance
• Solo verse
• Solo verse in French
• Choral verse
• Choral verse in French
• Spoken Word
• Narrative
• Film
• Dance for VI, PH and HI
• Stand-up comedy
• Solo dance
• Mime

Category D: Colleges (TTCs, TTIs and VTCs)

• Play
• Cultural creative dance
• Modern creative dance
• Solo verse
• Choral verse
• Spoken word
• Narrative
• Film
• Play in KSL
• Dance (SNE)
• Stand-up comedy
• Solo dance
• Mime

Category E: Universities

• Play
• Cultural creative dance
• Modern creative dance
• Solo verse
• Choral verse
• Spoken word
• Narrative
• Film
• Mime
• Stand-up comedy
• Solo dance

Category F: Junior Secondary

• Modern dance
• Solo verse
• Choral v