Léonce Ngabo
Léonce Ngabo (born 1951) is a Burundian film director. His 1992 film Gito l'ingrat was the first Burundian feature film.[1]
Life
Ngabo studied chemistry, but kept up his musical interests and wrote the screenplay for a short film and a fairy tale. With the support of a Swiss film-maker, he secured an advance for a full-length feature film. The resulting film, Gito l'ingrat, received international attention.[2]
Ngabo is the founder and chairperson of International Festival of Cinema and Broadcasting in Burundi (FESTICAB).[2] He also helped establish the East African Film Network (EAFN) in 2014,[3] and was elected as EAFN's chair.[4]
Filmography
As director
- Gito l'ingrat [Gito the Ungrateful], 1992
- Burundi 1850-1962, 2010
As actor
- Un dimanche à Kigali [A Sunday in Kigali], 2006
References
- Léonce Ngabo, Africultures
- 'Vivace Bujumbura', The Courier, No. 17 (May-June 2010), p.57
- African Film Network Launched, bigeye.ug, 20 March 2014.
- The East African Films Network aims to gather all EAC films, IWACU English News, 5 October 2014.
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