The National Drama and Film Festival 2024 will be a big celebration of talent and creativity. It’s for participants from different education levels to show their skills in drama and film. We have looked for all the notable items that are supposed to be undertaken during the 2024 festivals and have come up with this guide to outline some of the important details such as the festival’s theme, timing, places where it will be happening (venues), categories – all of the important details that are needed to make sure schools and colleges are ready for this special event.
Theme: Unlocking Opportunities for Socio-Economic Transformation
The 2024 festival centers on the theme, “Unlocking opportunities for socio-economic transformation through drama and film,” which basically highlights the arts’ important role in driving societal as well as economic change. Participants are encouraged to create works that reflect narratives of social progress and economic empowerment.
Key Dates and Venues
National Festival
- Reporting: 9th April
- Festival Dates: 10th – 17th April
- State Concert: 18th April
- Venues: University of Embu and Kangaru School
Regional Festivals
- Group 1 (Eastern, Coast, Western, and Rift Valley): 11th – 17th March
- Group 2 (Nairobi, Central, Nyanza, and North Eastern): 18th – 24th March
County Festivals
- Group 1 Counties: Completion by 5th March
- Group 2 Counties: Completion by 11th March
Categories and Genres
The festival has many categories, so it includes and represents all levels of education. These are the detailed categories:
Category A: Early Years Education (Pre-primary and Lower Primary)
Pre-primary (PP1 and PP2): Singing games, Solo verse, Choral verse
Lower Primary (Grade 1 – 3): Solo verse, Choral verse, Film for early years
Category B: Primary Schools
Items: Play, Cultural creative dance, Modern creative dance, Solo verse, Choral verse, Narrative, Solo dance and Film. Special Needs Education (SNE) items.
Category C: Secondary Schools
Items: Play, Cultural creative dance, Modern creative dance, Solo verse, Choral verse, Spoken Word, Narrative, Film
New items: Dance for Visually Impaired (VI), Physically Handicapped (PH) and Hearing Impaired (HI), Stand-up comedy
Removed item: Solo dance
Additional item: Mime
Category D: Colleges (TTCs, TTIs, and VTCs)
Items: Play, Cultural creative dance, Modern creative dance, Solo verse, Choral verse, Spoken word, Narrative story. Film. Play in Kenyan Sign Language (KSL). Dance (SNE). Stand-up comedy. Solo dance. Mime
Category E: Universities
Items: Play, Cultural creative dance, Modern creative dance, Solo verse, Choral verse, Spoken word, Narrative story, Film showings , Mime acting , Stand-up comedy and Solo dance .
Category F: Junior Secondary
Items: Modern dance, Solo verse, Choral verse
The National Drama and Film Festival 2024 is expected to be an exciting event. It will highlight the creative abilities of students and educators, motivating them to think about important socio-economic topics through their performances.