Jordan Riber

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Jordan Riber
Born
Jordan Riber

Harare, Zimbabwe
Nationality
  • Zimbabwean
  • Tanzanian
Occupations
Years active2005 - present
Known for
Parents
  • John Riber (father)
  • Louise Riber (mother)
Website jordanriber.com

Jordan Riber is a Zimbabwean-born Tanzanian Film and Television Director, Screenwriter, Producer, Editor and Sound engineer. [1]

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Life and education

Riber was born to the family of son John and Louise Riber, both if whom are filmmakers, and was raised in Harare, Zimbabwe. Most of his time was spent in the film sets and postproduction facilities while growing up. He graduated in 2004 from Fairhaven College, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington, United States, where he studied Film [production]. [2] Since 2005, he had been a practicing filmmaker and sound engineer in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. [1]

Career

In 2012, he directed and edited Siri ya Mtungi , a half-hour long Swahili language TV Series, starring Cathryn Credo, Beatrice Taisamo, Yvonne Cherrie and others. [3] It was nominated for "Best Television Series - Comedy/drama", "Best Indigenous Language Movie/Series Swahili" and "Best Sound Editor" award categories at the 2014 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) event. [4]

In 2017, he directed the film, Hadithi za Kumekucha: Tunu. [5]

In 2018, he directed, produced and edited his second feature film, Hadithi za Kumekucha: Fatuma , starring also starring Cathryn Credo, Beatrice Taisamo and Ayoub Bombwe. [1] [6] In the same year, he directed and produced Bahasha (The Envelope) , a drama film, featuring Ayoub Bombwe, Godliver Gordian, Omary Mrisho and Cathryn Credo. [7] [8] [9]

In the 2018 Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF)'s official selection, Riber's Bahasha was the opening film for premiering, which together with Fatuma were placed in the "Long Features" category. [10] At the awards, he got the Best Director and Best Cinematography awards, in the Swahili Movies special category. [11]

Filmatography

YearFilmRoleNotesRef.
2018 Bahasha (The Envelope) Director, producerDrama
Hadithi za Kumekucha: Fatuma Director, producer, EditorDrama
2017Hadithi za Kumekucha: Tunu (The Gift)Director, producer, EditorDrama [12]
2012 Siri ya Mtungi Director, EditorTV series
2011ChumoEditorShort drama film [13]
2009Mwamba NgomaEditorDocumentary, Music [14] [15]
2007The Cost of LoveEditorShort film [16]

Accolades

YearEventPrizeRecipientResult
2018 ZIFF Best DirectorHimselfWon
Best CinematographyHimselfWon
2014 AMVCA Best Television Series - Comedy/dramaHimself for Siri ya Mtungi Nominated
Best Indigenous Language Movie/Series SwahiliNominated
Best Sound EditorHimselfNominated

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