Bill Jones Afwani
Bill Jones Afwani | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1992 (age 33–34) |
| Occupations | Screenwriter, Cinematographer, Film Director and Producer |
| Notable work | Sticking Ribbons |
| Awards | 2014 Best East African Filmmaker at the Zanzibar International Film Festival |
Bill Jones Afwani (born 1992) is a Kenyan screenwriter, cinematographer film director and producer whose first short film Sticking Ribbons was selected at the 2014 Zanzibar International Film Festival and won the Signis award for "Best East African Talent".[1] He is a co-founder of Himiza Narrative. His debut feature film came with SAFARI movie which premiered on Netflix. He has produced other feature films for M-net such as AGONDA & CHINGA, showing on Showmax.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Sticking Ribbons[2] | Director | Short film |
| 2014 | Saidia[3] | Cinematographer | Short film |
| 2015 | Intellectual Scum[4] | Producer | Short film |
| 2016 | Plastic Maassai[5] | Producer | Short film |
| 2017 | 18 Hours[6] | Producer | Drama
Thriller |
| 2022 | Safari[7] | Director | Adventure |
| 2022 | Chinga[8] | Director
Writer |
Drama |
| 2023 | Agonda[9] | Director | Mystery
Writer |
| 2024 | Ndoto[10] | Writer | Short film |
Awards and nominations
- Won the 2014 Best East African Filmmaker at the Zanzibar International Film Festival[11]
References
- ^ "Film by Kenyan students wins international award". nation.co.ke. 27 June 2014. Archived from the original on 22 May 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ Jones, Bill (6 December 2013), Sticking Ribbons (Short), Maureen Koech, Zeph Mwangi, Patrick Oketch, retrieved 21 August 2025
- ^ Ruguru, Phoebe (10 October 2014), Saidia (Short), Haroun Risa, retrieved 21 August 2025
- ^ Kevin, Njue (1 October 2015), Intellectual Scum (Short, Drama), Niki Behr, Jason Corder, Mkamzee Chao Mwatela, Rocque Pictures, retrieved 21 August 2025
- ^ Kevin, Njue, Plastic Maasai (Short, Adventure, Drama), retrieved 21 August 2025
- ^ Kevin, Njue (10 November 2017), 18 Hours (Drama, Thriller), Nick Ndeda, Susan Wanjiru, Brian Ogola, Rocque Pictures, retrieved 21 August 2025
- ^ Jones, Bill (17 October 2022), Safari (Adventure, Family), Zeinab Ali, Victor Fadhili, Collins Likavo, Rocque Pictures, retrieved 21 August 2025
- ^ Jones, Bill (19 March 2022), Chinga (Drama), Amalie Chopetta, Waitara Cynthia, Gitahi George Karatasi, retrieved 21 August 2025
- ^ Jones, Bill (1 March 2023), Agonda (Mystery), Micheal O'Oluoch, Ken Odoyo, Phoebe Olivia Thundergirl, retrieved 21 August 2025
- ^ Hamza, Omar (12 October 2024), Ndoto (Short), Husein Mohamed, Lamar Munene, Aisha Mwajumlah, Giza Visuals, PurpleCow-africa, retrieved 21 August 2025
- ^ "Zanzibar International Film Festival (2014)". IMDb. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
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