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Wanuri Kahiu Biography

Profession Director, Writer, Producer, Camera department

Awards

  • 2010Tanit d'Argent-Official Competition: winner
  • 2010Tanit d'Or-Short Film: nominated
  • 2010Muhr AsiaAfrica Award-Short: nominated
  • 2010Award of the City of Venice-: winner
  • 2011Kalasha Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2018Audience Award-New Auteurs: nominated
  • 2018Viewers' Choice Award-: winner
  • 2018Un Certain Regard Award-: nominated
  • 2018Queer Palm-: nominated
  • 2018Tanit d'Or-Narrative Feature Film: nominated
  • 2018Gold Q-Hugo-: nominated
  • 2018Silver Q-Hugo-: winner
  • 2018Best Film-International Competition: nominated
  • 2018Youngsters Award-Section 16+: winner
  • 2018Bridging The Borders Award-: winner
  • 2018Jury Prize-Best Feature Film: nominated
  • 2018Audience Award-Narrative Feature: winner
  • 2018New Voices Award-: nominated
  • 2018Audience Award-: nominated
  • 2018Jury Award-Best Feature Film: winner
  • 2018Audience Award-Favorite Narrative Feature: winner
  • 2018Audience Award-Best Narrative Feature: nominated
  • 2018New Directors Competition-Best Film: nominated
  • 2018Meeting Point-Best Feature Film: nominated
  • 2019AMAA-Best Film in an African Language: winner
  • 2019AMAA-Best Director: nominated
  • 2019AMAA-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 2019Young Programmers Choice Award-: winner
  • 2019Dragon Award-International Competition: nominated
  • 2019Special Jury Award-Best Feature Film - Cultweek: winner
  • 2019Best Film-Grand Jury Award: winner
  • 2019Audience Choice Award-Images of Africa - Fiction: winner
  • 2020Chlotrudis Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated