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John Kiriamiti's best selling novels soon in film

© John Kiriamiti
Genre : Film shoots
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Release/publication date : November 2011
Published on : 11/08/2011
Source : Screen Africa
http://www.screenafrica.com/page/news/africa/450488-Kenyan-bestseller-to-be-made-into-film

Simba Nyamukachi writes… Kenyadian Productions, a Kenya / Canada production company, has confirmed that it has begun penning a screenplay adaptation of Kenyan author John Kiriamiti's best selling novels - My Life In Crime, My Life With A Criminal and My Life in Prison.

The production company, which was in talks with East Africa Publishers for two years, recently secured the film rights for seven years.

My Life In Crime (working title) is slated to begin filming at the end of 2011 with the release due in 2012.

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