Simon Rieber

Simon Rieber
Rieber in 2021
Born	Simon Cosmas (1994-05-25) 25 May 1994 (age 31) Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Occupation(s)	visual artist author
Years active	2013–present

Simon Cosmas, better known by his pen name Simon Rieber, is a Tanzanian visual artist, screenwriter, actor and author. ^{[1] [2]} He is recognized for his contributions to contemporary African visual storytelling and his involvement in international film projects. ^[3]

His writing credits include collaborations with Vic Sarin in the documentary The Boy From Geita ^[4] , senegalese thriller film Xalé ^{[5] [6]} he also contributed as a visual development artist in the science fiction comedy film Ron's Gone Wrong. ^{[7] [8]} Rieber has appeared in Night of the Kings as Christopher. ^[9] He is the author of King Masingonde: The Guardian of Chikoropola ^[10] and Safari Ya Irene. ^{[11] [12]}

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2020	Night of the Kings [9]	Christopher	Film
2020	Nyara	Screenplay	Film
2022	Ayaanle	Adamson	Film
2022	Xalé [13]	Artistic Director	Film
2014	The Boy From Geita	Screenwriter	Documentary

Awards

Year	Award	Result
2020	Umoja Prize for Contemporary Tanzanian Artist	Won [14] [15]

Bibliography

Year	Title	Publisher	ISBN
2025	King Masigonde: Guardian of Chikoropola	SR Media Services Tanzania	ISBN   979-82-31618-07-1
2023	Beautiful Monster [16]	Prime Publishers	ISBN   979-83-73752-56-5
2023	Safari Ya Irene	Prime Publishers	ISBN   979-83-75360-20-1
2023	Linda	Leadstar Publishing PVT	ISBN   978-93-56673-78-6

External links

• Simon Rieber at Internet Movie Database
• Simon Rieber at Artmajeur
• Simon Rieber at Saatchi Art

References

1. Steven, Martha. "Simon Rieber: The Visionary Voice Inspiring a New Global Generation". bristolworld.com. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
2. Romaker, Ian. "Leave it to Rieber: Simon says art is the way". kulturehub.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
3. Robert, David (May 2024). "Art, Cinéma et Futur Numérique — Le regard de Simon Rieber". Africultures (in French). Retrieved 25 September 2025.
4. "The Boy from Geita(film) : casting, distribution, bande annonce et avis". nrmagazine. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
5. Batista, Andressa (October 2023). "CRÍTICA – XALÉ". Club do Filme (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 October 2025.
6. "Xalé + Vorfilm: Timis". Moviemento (in German). Retrieved 2024-11-13.
7. Mvula, Pido. "Simon Rieber and the expanding horizons of African visual storytelling". Anguscountyworld.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
8. "Ron's Gone Wrong – Synopsis, Credits, Technical Specifications". American Film Institute – Watch, AFI. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
9. Hofileña, Emil (November 2022). "Night of the Kings (2021)". A Good Movie to Watch. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
10. Rieber, Simon (2025). King Masigonde Guardian of Chikoropola (Vol, #2). Dar es salaam: SR Media Services Tanzania. ISBN   9798231618071. OCLC   1527574807.
11. "Safari Ya Irene| WorldCat.org". www.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
12. "Simon Rieber: Tanzanian Creative Bridging Cultures Through Art and Storytelling". Lyftvnews. Retrieved 2025-09-10.
13. "Xalé, les blessures de l'enfance – séances à Paris et en Île-de-France". L'Officiel des spectacles (in French). 2024-04-03. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
14. "Meet artist Simon Rieber winner of 2020 Umoja Prize for Contemporary Tanzanian Art". Africa in News. Archived from the original on 31 August 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
15. "Umoja Prize for Contemporary Tanzanian Artist gets cash boost to Tshilings Ten Million". Africultures . 2023-03-29. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
16. Rieber, Simon (2023). Beautiful Monster. Prime Publishers. p. 64. ISBN   9798373752565.