long films; children's and youth films; animation; African films; experimental films; creatively packaged music videos; television series and programmes; feature films; documentary films; public service announcements and commercials; student films; and computer games. Details During the inaugural event in 2006, participants under the guidance of Antonia Ringbom of Finland made a compilation of nine short cartoons that won the Africa Grand Prize for achievement in a film made by children at the 5th World Summit on Media for Children in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 2007. In 2007 and 2008, children and youth under the guidance of Finnish Maikki Kantola, Egyptian Abdel Latif, and Dutch Duco Tellegen made 14 films and 3 songs that were showcased all over the world and won several accolades and awards: the 2nd Kids For Kids Festival Africa Competition grand prize in 2008; the Special Jury Prize at 17th Jugend Medien Festival in Berlin in 2008; represented Africa at the global Kids For Kids Festival Competition in 2008; nominated for Best Animation at the 5th Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2009; and nominated for Best Short Documentary at the 5th Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2009. These films are still on the festival circuit around the world. Achievements Between August 2006 and December 2011, Lola Kenya Screen has trained 254 children and youth from Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Zanzibar, Tanzania and Zimbabwe in media skills and 6 adults in making documentaries for children and youth. Its mentorship programme has produced more than 30 films since 2006, including several that have won awards and accolades on the international film circuit. In 2011, Happy Times by Elaine Nesbitt and Manani Ogres by Samuel Musembi, Joseph Hongo, Marcus Kang’ethe and Norrick Mwangi were selected to take part in the sixth Busan International Kids' Film Festival in South Korea. Lola Kenya Screen 2008 attracted participation from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe, and films from 56 countries were shown. Between 2006 and 2011, Lola Kenya Screen has showcased more than 1950 films from 102 countries. Awards The Lola Kenya Screen festival comprises several film exhibition sections. The main film prizes are the Golden Mboni Award for the best children's film and the 14-Plus Award for the best youth film. Other prizes include the Most Creative Project, Children's Rights, Best Animation, Best Documentary, Best Fiction, Best Experimental Film, Best Student Film, Best Kenyan Film, and Best Eastern Africa Film. Award Winners Winners of