Kenyan ‘Tinsel’ actress, Lizz Njagah, may be moving to Nigeria in search of greener pastures.
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According to reports, Lizz has been involved in a tussle with Kenyan Film Commission Chairman, Chris Foot. She accused the commission of reaping where it has not sown and exploiting film-makers in Kenya.
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‘Please look at what SA have done, why can’t we replicate what they are doing? But if Kenyan Film Commission is acting as an arm of Kenya Revenue Authority as opposed to acting as an arm of the ministry of culture then we are doomed. Just look at what is happening in SA and Nigeria. I just realised how futile this is. I’m moving to Nigeria,’she tweeted.
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Her husband, Alex Konstantaras, a film director in Kenya, added that the film industry was in the hands of a few individuals who were restricting their creativity.
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‘We already knew that the future of Kenyan cinema was entirely in the hands of a few individuals who are bleeding their creativity and pockets on a labour of love.
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We are dead alone on this. And I’d rather we are alone; at least we know that what we are doing is pure and coming from the heart,’ he said.
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Lizz won the Best Actress Award at the London Greek Film Festival 2013 for her performance in Greek/Kenyan road movie: The Return of Lazarus.
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