Mutiganda Wa Nkunda

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Mutiganda wa Nkunda
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Mutiganda wa Nkunda

(1989-10-18) 18 October 1989 (age 34)
Kigali, Rwanda
Nationality Rwandan
Occupation(s)Director, producer, writer
Years active2013–present

Mutiganda wa Nkunda (born 18 October 1989), is a Rwandan director, screenwriter and producer. [1]

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Personal life

He was born on 18 October 1989 in Kigali, Rwanda. [2]

Career

In 2012, while still a student, four of wa Nkunda's screenplays were shortlisted in the Global Dialogues Short Story Creating Contest. [2] In 2013 he completed a bachelor's degree in Agriculture and started to work as a film critic and journalist with several Rwandan media. [3] In 2014, he wrote, produced and directed his first short film Rayila. The story which is available to view on YouTube, follows the plight of a teenage mother and her six-month old baby. According to the film's prologue text, the sixteen year-old was raped, impregnated and infected with HIV/AIDS by her stepfather. The film gained critical acclaim and won awards in several local and international film festivals. [1]

Also in 2014, he wrote the popular sitcom Inshuti which aired on TV 10 Rwanda between 2014 and 2015. It is considered the first ever TV series to be produced in Rwanda. It was also released on YouTube where it gained a fanbase. [2]

In 2015, wa Nkunda worked as a producer on the short film Ishaba at the filmmaking workshop conducted at the inaugural Mashariki African Film Festival (MAAFF). The short film was screened at international film festivals and released on DVD by Africalia as part of its African Best Short Films collection. Later in the year, he attended thhe Maisha Film Lab screenwriting workshop in Kigali, where he developed the popular comedy series Seburikoko which first aired on Rwanda Television in March 2015.

In 2015 he also directed an experimental short film, La Femme Nue which was selected to screen at the 3rd edition of MAAFF. [3]

After leaving his journalism career in 2016, he focused completely on filmmaking. In 2016 he directed the TV series City Maid for Rwanda Television and scripted the series Virunga School for Royal TV. [3] He wrote, produced, and directed his second short film, Ibanga ry’umunezero, in 2017.

In 2017 he co-founded the independent film production company IZACU with Yuhi Amuli. [4]

Under the banner of IZACU, he self-funded his first feature film, Nameless , which he later pitched at the Takmil workshop at the 2018 Carthage Film Festival where it was acquired by the French giant Orange Studio. [5] The film premiered at the 2021 Fribourg Film Festival in Switzerland [6] and was selected to compete in the main competition at FESPACO 2021 where it won the prize for Best Screenplay. [7]

In 2020 he produced A Taste of our Land directed by Yuhi Amuli, which won Best First Feature Narrative at the PanAfrican Film Festival in 2020 and Best First Feature Film by a Director at the Africa Movie Academy Awards that same year. The film also provided Michael Wawuyo a Best Actor Award at the Festival du Cinéma Africain de Khouribga. [1] [8]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
2013RayilaDirector, writer, producerShort film
2014Inshuti (Friends)DirectorTV sitcom
2015IshabaProducerShort film
2015SeburikokoWriterTV series
2015La Femme Nue (The Naked Woman)DirectorShort film
2016City MaidDirectorTV series
2016Virunga SchoolWriterTV series
2017Ibanga ry’umunezero (The Secret of Happiness)Director, writer, producerShort film
2021NamelessDirectorFeature film (debut) [9]
2020Rocabye (Ibihozo)DirectorShort film [10]
2019Pearl Lost in an Empty HouseProducerFeature film
2020A Taste of our LandProducerFeature film

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Mutiganda wa Nkunda career". africultures. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Mutiganda wa Nkunda; the brain behind your favourite TV series". newtimesb. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Maisha Film Lab | Mutiganda wa Nkunda" . Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  5. ↑ "Berlinale Talents - Yuhi Amuli". Berlinale Talents. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  6. ↑ "Nameless | Festival International de Films de Fribourg". www.fiff.ch. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  7. ↑ "The Rwandans at Fespaco 2021". Rwanda Today. 2021-11-11. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  8. ↑ "Rwandan film 'A Taste of Our Land' wins in Morocco". The East African. 2022-06-18. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  9. ↑ "Nameless". orange-studio. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  10. ↑ "Film lays bare hustle and bustle in city slums". Rwanda Today. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
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