Kenya's screen industry
is open for
serious partnership.
From co-production and commission-to-commission collaboration to festival representation, distribution access, and content acquisition — KFC facilitates the international connections that grow Kenya's screen industry and take Kenyan stories to global audiences.
Africa's fourth-largest economy. A growing screen industry. A willing partner.
Kenya offers international partners a combination that is genuinely unusual — a country with extraordinary visual diversity, a growing professional screen industry, an English-language creative tradition, and a government that actively supports international co-production and screen industry development.
KFC functions as the active facilitator of international partnerships — providing the legal frameworks, project pipelines, market presence, and relationship infrastructure that makes Kenya a straightforward and rewarding country to partner with.
Partnership Types Available
Joint development, production, and financing of films, TV, and animation
Bilateral partnerships with international film commissions
KFC participation at international film markets and festivals
Access to Kenyan content for distributors, broadcasters, and streamers
Kenya's co-production
framework and active projects
Kenya Co-Production Framework
Official co-production status enables access to both countries' incentive frameworks simultaneously
A Nairobi detective is pulled into a conspiracy reaching from the city's elite to its informal settlements. Partial pre-sales secured in 3 territories. Berlin Talent Campus alumni director.
Six-part documentary following conservation custodians across the East African Rift Valley. IDFA Forum selection. Two European broadcaster expressions of interest confirmed.
26-episode children's animation series based on East African folklore. Pilot episode complete. Streaming platform interest from two international platforms confirmed.
A woman in post-independence Kenya navigates land rights, family loyalty, and political change. Based on an award-winning Kenyan novel. Development funding sought — production finance to follow.
KFC's international
commission partnerships
Kenya's screen industry, internationally connected
KFC maintains active commission-to-commission relationships that create pathways for co-production, talent exchange, market access, and policy sharing. These relationships are the formal infrastructure of Kenya's international screen industry connectivity.
Become a Commission PartnerWe actively seek new commission partnerships. If your national or regional film commission wants to explore collaboration with KFC, we want to hear from you.
Initiate PartnershipWhere KFC and Kenyan
cinema meets the world
KFC attends the European Film Market with a dedicated Kenyan presence — facilitating co-production meetings between Kenyan producers and European partners, and presenting Kenya as a filming destination to international studios.
The world's largest film market. KFC facilitates Kenyan producer attendance and co-production meetings at the Marché du Film. Kenyan films screening in parallel sections are supported with press and industry access.
KFC supports Kenyan documentary filmmakers at IDFA — the world's premier documentary market. The IDFA Forum is a key pitching event for Kenyan documentary projects in development seeking international co-producers.
The world's leading content market for buying, selling, and financing entertainment content. KFC attends with a Kenya pavilion, meeting with streaming platforms, broadcasters, and distributors with African content appetite.
North America's primary film market. KFC facilitates meetings between Kenyan production companies and US studios, distributors, and financiers. Particularly focused on positioning Kenya as a production destination for US productions.
Africa's leading content market. KFC brings a strong Kenyan presence — facilitating meetings between Kenyan production companies and African broadcasters, streaming platforms, and continental distribution partners.
Request a meeting with KFC at any market
If you're attending any of these markets and want to meet with Kenya Film Commission to explore co-production, partnership, or production opportunities — submit a meeting request and our market team will confirm availability.
Discover Kenya's
screen content
Kenya's screen industry is producing films, documentaries, animation, and series that are reaching global audiences. Distributors, broadcasters, streaming platforms, and festival programmers can request screener access to Kenya's best recent productions.
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Request Screener Access
Distributors, broadcasters, streaming platforms, and festival programmers can request screener access to Kenya's featured productions. All screener requests are reviewed by KFC and referred to the relevant rights holders.
Initiate a
partnership
with Kenya
Whether you're a film commission, co-production partner, distributor, broadcaster, festival, or development agency — KFC's international team is your first point of contact. We respond within 48 hours.
Partnership Inquiry
All inquiries treated with complete confidentiality. We respond within 48 hours.