Samuel Ishimwe

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Samuel Ishimwe
Born
Samuel Ishimwe Karemangingo

Kigali, Rwanda
Nationality Rwandan
Occupation(s)Director, cinematographer, editor, sound engineer, screenwriter, producer
Years active2011–present

Samuel Ishimwe Karemangingo (born 1991), is a Rwandan filmmaker. [1] He is best known as the director of critically acclaim short film Imfura, where he became the first Rwandan filmmaker represented at Berlinale. [2] Apart from being a director, he is also a cinematographer, editor, sound engineer, screenwriter and producer.

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Personal life

He was born in 1991 in Kigali, Rwanda. His mother left him when he was a baby and he lost his parents and family member during Rwandan genocide. [3] [2]

Career

After completing secondary studies in 2010, Ishimwe started working as a reporter and Photographer at the 'igihe.com'. [4] [5] In 2011, he made the maiden short film Paying debts which was screened in the Rwanda Film Festival. In the same year, he participated in a documentary workshop in Uganda conducted by Maisha Film Lab. While in Uganda, he worked as an assistant producer on short documentary Invisible souls. Later in 2011, he participated in a documentary film directing workshop called 'K-dox' conducted by James Longley. In June 2012, Ishimwe finished a 3 months intensive course on filmmaking at Kwetu Film Institute. Then in September 2012, he participated in writing and directing program called 'A Sample of Work'. [6]

He wrote the script of Crossing Lines and won an award in a local scriptwriting competition organised by Goethe Institute Rwanda. Later he worked as a journalist and photographer after graduating from National University of Rwanda. [6] He then went to Switzerland for further studies. In June 2017, Ishimwe obtained a film degree at the Haute école d’art et de design (Geneva School of Art and Design–HEAD). [3]

In 2017, he made the short film Imfura , which means 'First Born'. The film deals with a story set in a post-genocide Rwanda. [2] It is the first Rwandan production to be included in the competition of Berlinale Shorts. The short film won the Silver Bear Jury Price at Berlin International Film Festival. [3] [7]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
2011Paying debtsdirectorShort film
2011Invisible soulsassistant producerShort film
2014Crossing LinesdirectorShort film
2014UruzidirectorShort film
2016The LiberatorscinematographerShort film
2016VersuscinematographerShort film
2017 Imfura director, screenplay, cinematographer, editor, sound designerShort film [8]
2018I got my Things and Leftcinematographer, producerShort film
2020Fish Bowlproducer, cinematographerShort film

References

  1. ↑ "Samuel Ishimwe: career". swissfilms. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "The first rwandan director at berlinale". indie-mag.com. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "SAMUEL ISHIMWE ABOUT HIS FILM "IMFURA"". berlinale. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Samuel Ishimwe bio". African Filmny. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "Umwanditsi: Samuel Ishimwe > IGIHE". igihe.com. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
  6. 1 2 "Ishimwe Samuel career". Maisha Film Lab. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "Samuel Ishimwe: Director, Rwanda". Luxor African Film Festival. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  8. ↑ "Imfura". africa.film. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
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