Josef Kumbela

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Joseph Kumbela
Born1958 (age 6566)
Nationality Swiss and Democratic Republic of the Congo
OccupationFilmmaker
Known for Gito, l'ingrat

Joseph Kumbela (born 1958) is an actor and filmmaker from the Democratic Republic of the Congo who has won awards for his acting.

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Life and career

Joseph Kumbela was born in 1958. He has lived in Switzerland since 1980. He started his career as an actor in France and the USA. At the FESPACO awards in 1993 he won the prize for Best Actor for his performance in the comedy Gito l'ingrat (Gito the ungrateful) directed by Leonce Ngabo of Burundi. In this film Gito, a student from Burundi and also a talented couturier in Paris, decides to return home. With his diploma in hand and full of plans about his career, he leaves his French companion Christine promising to bring her to Burundi later. He cannot find work, but meets up with his old childhood sweetheart. Then Christine arrives without warning and discovers what is going on. The two women join together to teach Gito a lesson. [1]

Josef Kumbela has written and directed a number of short films since 1994 using his Geneva-based production company. His 1998 film L'étranger venu d'Afrique (The stranger from Africa, or Feizhou Laowai) was the first African film to be shot in China. It looks at a romance between Lulu, an African student, and a Chinese woman, and depicts the clash of cultures. [2]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998L'Étranger venu d'Afrique - FEIZHOU LAOWAIDirector, Writer13 minutes. Comedy
1996Colis PostalDirector10 minute comedy
1996TaxcarteDirector, Actor7 minute comedy
1994Perle NoireDirector, Writer27 minute comedy drama
1992 Gito, l'ingrat Actor90 minutes. Comedy
Entre-Deux Director90 minutes. Comedy Drama
1990 In the Eye of the Snake Actor90 minute thriller

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References

  1. "GITO L'INGRAT". Cine Trois Mondes. Archived from the original on 2020-11-06. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  2. "Joseph KUMBELA". Africultures. Retrieved 2012-03-19.