Riverwood Academy Awards is an annual Kenyan film award founded by Mwaniki Mageria.[1] It was formed with a goal to recognize and celebrate local productions, low budget film making and nurture talent by creating opportunities for training players in the industry on how to tell Kenyan stories in a Kenyan way.[2][3] Riverwood Academy Awards started on 17 March 2014.[4] The first River wood Awards was held at Alliance Francaise and well known people in film industry attended also the former Cabinet Secretary of Sports, Culture and the Arts; Dr. Hassan Wario Arero was among the guest of honors who attended.[5]