Bob Nyanja
Bob Nyanja is a Kenyan filmmaker. He is known for directing the film Malooned! He also directed the films The Rugged Priest (2011) and The Captain of Nakara (2012).
Bob Nyanja
- Name
- Bob Nyanja
- Occupation
- Filmmaker
- Known for
- Directing the film Malooned!
- Nationality
- Kenya
- Languages
- English
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Nyanja is also the chairman of the Kenyan Film and Television Producers Association.
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• Name — Bob Nyanja • Citizenship — Kenyan • Occupation — Filmmaker • Known for — Directing the film Malooned!
Filmography
Filmography
• Malooned! (2007) • The Rugged Priest (2011) • The Captain of Nakara (2012)
Awards
He won a Kalasha for Best Director at the 3rd Kalasha International Film & TV Awards.
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These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Dovey, Lindiwe. African Film and Literature: Adapting Violence to the Screen. Columbia University Press. 2009. 9780231519380.
- 2.Daily Nation. One man's bid to take Kenyan comedy to a global audience. 13 June 2015.
- 3.Mwachiro, Kevin. Kenya 'loo' film gets global deal. BBC News. 20 July 2007.
- 4.The Standard (Kenya). Why Nyanja film will irk politicians. 4 March 2011.
- 5.Kerongo, Grace. Kenya: Bob Nyanja - 'Sue Me, I Will Still Screen Rugged Priest'. AllAfrica.com. 2 March 2011.
- 6.Kenya celebrates booming film industry. BBC News. 25 October 2012.
- 7.Vourlias, Christopher. Kenyan TV biz in crisis. Variety. 16 October 2010.
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