Kenyan film 'Adisa' has won a prestigious Student Oscar Award at the 48th Student Academy Awards held on Thursday, October 21.
Emerging victorious in the category of Narratives International Film Schools, the Kenyan-produced film which was sponsored by Germany won the Silver Student Oscar.
German Embassy in Kenya was the first to share the great news, congratulating the entire production team for putting in collaborative efforts to bag that coveted award.
German Embassy Nairobi posted on social media, "Accolades for ADISA, the German-Kenyan short film that we sponsored, are still coming in! ADISA yesterday won the Silver Student Oscar at the 48th Student Academy Awards for the category Narratives International Film Schools. Congratulations to Walking Ghost Film and Film Crew in Africa."
'Adisa' is a Kenyan human-interest story produced by Film Crew in Africa that is actually based on a true story. The film gives an account of what happened in Cameroon where a kid was run over by a convoy of the then-American Ambassador to the United Nations in 2016.
It was directed by Simon Denda and the cast includes Kenyan Jackline Wanjiku, Victoria Mayer, Gotz Otto, and Robert Agengo.
Established in 1972, the Student Academy Awards is an international competition that encourages college and university film students from all over the world to compete for awards and cash grants every year.
Animation, Documentary, Live Action Narrative, and Alternative/Experimental are categories considered in the competition.
Previous winners of the Student Academy Award went ahead and won 11 Oscars.
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