Get a film, music video or advert classified (KFCB age rating)
Kenya Film Classification Board · sources read 2 Oct 2026
Submit your film, advert, trailer or poster to KFCB with the application form and pay the fee (KSh 1,000 for an advert, trailer or poster; KSh 100 per minute for a feature or documentary). KFCB gives it an age rating, usually within one working day, and you can't distribute, show or broadcast it until it's approved.
- Fee
- KSh 1,000Commercial (advert), per filmKSh 1,000Trailer, per trailerKSh 1,000Poster, per posterKSh 100Feature film or documentary, per minute
- How long
- Within one working day
- Where
- Online on KFCB's TMS (tms.kfcb.go.ke), or at a KFCB office (Nairobi HQ at Uchumi House, plus regional offices)
What you need
- A filled application form
- The film itself, in the format KFCB asks for
Steps
- Sign up or log in on KFCB's online system (tms.kfcb.go.ke) and open 'Apply for Film Classification'.
- Fill in the form, submit the film in the required format and pay the classification fee.
- KFCB examines it and gives a rating: GE (all ages), PG, 16, 18 or Restricted. Use that rating when you release it.
Watch out
- Showing a film that hasn't been approved is an offence, so get the rating before release, not after.
- A film rated Restricted can't be screened commercially.
- Educational documentaries approved by the Kenya Institute of Education and films restricted to medical use don't need KFCB approval.
Who can apply
- Anyone who wants to distribute, show or broadcast a film, music video or advert in Kenya, publicly or privately.
Official sources (5)
- Classifying Film and Broadcast Content kfcb.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- KFCB Citizens' Service Charter (English & Swahili), reviewed 2026 kfcb.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- Licensing Film Distributors and Exhibitors kfcb.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) kfcb.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- KFCB Technical Management System (TMS) tms.kfcb.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026