Phoebe Ruguru

Phoebe Ruguru
Born1997
Kenya
NationalityKenyan
Alma materSOAS, University of London
Occupation(s)Enthusiast of International Relations of Africa and Filmmaker
AwardsBest overall Film Africa | AMVCA

Best East Africa Film | AMVCA 2018 Young Achiever's Award 2016 | Women4Africa

Young Filmmaker's Award | unchosen Modern-Day Slavery Awards, 2014

Phoebe Ruguru (born 1997)[1] is a Kenyan film producer known for producing the film 18 Hours[2] which won the Best Overall Movie in Africa, at the 2018 AMVCA.[3] This category had never seen a Kenyan film be nominated, and so marked history as the first Kenyan film to be nominated and win in the history of the awards.[2]

  1. ^ "Low budget film by Kenyan teen wins international award- PHOTOS". Daily Nation. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  2. ^ a b "A Kenyan Film Director Phoebe Ruguru from Peterborough, UK wins an Award in Nigeria | Samrack Media". www.samrack.com. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  3. ^ "Double win as Phoebe Ruguru scoopes the Best Overall Movie award". www.mediamaxnetwork.co.ke. Retrieved 2018-09-17.