The winners of the 6thEdition of the newly revamped Kalasha International Film & TV Awards 2015 were unveiled last Friday at a colorful gala event held at the Kenyatta International Convention Center (KICC).

The guest of honor in the event attended by the crème of the industry was CS for sports, culture and arts Dr Hassan Wario, who emphasized on the need for Kenya’s film industry to have an identity.

LIST OF THE WINNERS OF THE 2015 KALASHA INTERNATIONAL FILM & TV AWARDS;

Best lead actor in film – Felix Warutere – Switch

Best lead actress in film – Vivian Wambui – No Behaviour

Best supporting actor in film – Charles Karumi – Fundimentals

Best sound designer – Brian Munene of Kibanda Pictures

Best original score – Hear me move

Best editor – Peter Gitau

Best lighting technician – Sarikah Hemic – Veve

Best special effects – David Otieno Angula

Best original screen play – Hear me move

Best feature – Veve

Best director of photography – Likarion Wainaina

Best documentary – The Last Fight

Best short film – The Cleansing

Best director – Simon – Veve

Best local language film – Moskode

TV category

Best lead actor in TV – Kevin Maina – Groove Theory

Best lead actress in TV – Riziki Ambrose – Pendo

Best performance in TV comedy – Khaleed Andul – Classmates

Best host in TV show – Sarah Hassan and Charles Ouda – Discovery 254

Best TV documentary – Unity Dow story

Best TV comedy – Hapakule News

Best TV drama – Groove Theory

Special awards category

Best feature by a student – My Son’s Salvation

Best documentary by a student – Oborogi

Best diaspora production – Code of Silence

Best animation production – The Migrant Business

Best feature in East Africa – The Queen of Maasai – Tanzania

Lifetime achievement award – Mary Khavere (Mama Kayai )