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Roger Kwami Zinga
Roger Kwami Mambu Zinga (1943 – 22 February 2004) was a filmmaker in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Life and career Kwami Mambu Zinga studied film at the Institut des Arts de Diffusion (IAD) at Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, graduating in 1971. The next year he was the author of the first Congolese film to win an award in an international festival. His '' Moseka'' won the prize for short film at FESPACO 1972. This movie shows the return of the native son to the DRC after studying in Belgium and adjusting to his new life back in Zaire. He co-directed '' Tango ya ba Wendo'' (1993) with the Belgian documentary maker Mirko Popovitch. This film documents the old and talented Congolese musician Wendo Kolossoy, considered to be the "father of Congolese music". Libanga For almost two decades Kwami tried to make ''Libanga'', a feature film, but conditions in Zaire did not make this possible. However, he directed several other films. Death At the time of his death he he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monique Mbeka Phoba
Monique Mbeka Phoba (born 1962) is a filmmaker whose family comes from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) but who now lives in Benin. Her films have won a number of awards. Birth and education Monique Mbeka Phoba was born in 1962 in Brussels, the daughter of a DRC diplomat. She visited the DRC during her school holidays, but established herself in Belgium when aged sixteen after her father resigned his office. She studied at the Saint-Louis High Business School, and obtained a degree in International Business in Brussels. Her graduating thesis was on "Cooperation between the European and African audiovisual industries". While she was a student, Monique Phoba gave talks on African culture on a radio for Student called Radio-Campus and wrote articles in various newspapers in Brussels and Geneva : Tam-Tam, Negrissimo and Regards Noirs. She then attended in documentary workshop at the Ateliers Varan in Paris. Career In 1991 Monique Mbeka Phoba made the film ''Revue en vrac'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinshasa
Kinshasa (; ; ln, Kinsásá), formerly Léopoldville ( nl, Leopoldstad), is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Once a site of fishing and trading villages situated along the Congo River, Kinshasa is now one of the world's fastest growing megacities. The city of Kinshasa is also one of the DRC's 26 provinces. Because the administrative boundaries of the city-province cover a vast area, over 90 percent of the city-province's land is rural in nature, and the urban area occupies a small but expanding section on the western side. Kinshasa is Africa's third-largest metropolitan area after Cairo and Lagos. It is also the world's largest nominally Francophone urban area, with French being the language of government, education, media, public services and high-end commerce in the city, while Lingala is used as a ''lingua franca'' in the street. Kinshasa hosted the 14th Francophonie Summit in October 2012. Residents of Kinshasa are known as ''Kinoi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Republic Of The Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in Central Africa. It is bordered to the northwest by the Republic of the Congo, to the north by the Central African Republic, to the northeast by South Sudan, to the east by Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi, and by Tanzania (across Lake Tanganyika), to the south and southeast by Zambia, to the southwest by Angola, and to the west by the South Atlantic Ocean and the Cabinda exclave of Angola. By area, it is the second-largest country in Africa and the 11th-largest in the world. With a population of around 108 million, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the most populous officially Francophone country in the world. The national capital and largest city is Kinshasa, which is also the nation's economic center. Centered on the Cong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moseka
''Moseka'' is a 1971 documentary film. Synopsis Moseka, a young woman from Zaire, travels to Europe to study. With her braided hair and traditional clothes, she is the laughingstock of her fellow students who strive to look European, adopting wigs and European clothing. The film tells of the depersonalization of young Africans when they enter into contact with the European culture. In this sense, the film fits into the " authenticity policy" of Mobutu Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu Wa Za Banga (; born Joseph-Désiré Mobutu; 14 October 1930 – 7 September 1997) was a Congolese politician and military officer who was the president of Zaire from 1965 to 1997 (known as the Democratic Republic o .... Awards ''Moseka'' was named best short film at the 3rd Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO). References 1971 films Creative Commons-licensed documentary films Democratic Republic of the Congo short documentary films 1971 documentary films 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louvain-la-Neuve
Louvain-la-Neuve (, French for ''New Leuven''; wa, Li Noû Lovén) is a planned town in the municipality of Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Wallonia, Belgium, situated 30 km southeast of Brussels, in the province of Walloon Brabant. The town was built to house the Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain) which owns its entire territory; following the linguistic quarrels that took place in Belgium during the 1960s, and Flemish claims of discrimination at the Catholic University of Leuven, the institution was split into the Dutch language Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven), which remained in Leuven, and the Université catholique de Louvain. To a great extent, it still lives following the rhythms of the university that is its raison d'être. However, with the construction of ''L'Esplanade'' shopping complex, the '' Aula Magna'' exhibition centre and auditorium, a large cinema complex, and five museums, it is beginning to grow beyond its academic roots. History Langua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FESPACO
The Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (Festival panafricain du cinéma et de la télévision de Ouagadougou or FESPACO) is a film festival in Burkina Faso, held biennially in Ouagadougou, where the organization is based. It accepts for competition only films by African filmmakers and chiefly produced in Africa. FESPACO is scheduled in March every second year, two weeks after the last Saturday of February. Its opening night is held in the Stade du 4-Août, the national stadium. The festival offers African film professionals the chance to establish working relationships, exchange ideas, and to promote their work. FESPACO's stated aim is to "contribute to the expansion and development of African cinema as means of expression, education and awareness-raising". It has also worked to establish a market for African films and industry professionals. Since FESPACO's founding, the festival has attracted attendees from across the continent and beyond.Fiche Technique du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirko Popovitch
Mirko Dragolioub Popovich (born 1948), is a Belgian filmmaker. He is best known as the director of critically acclaimed film '' Tango Ya Ba Wendo''. Personal life He was born in 1948 in Brussels, Belgium and is of Yugoslav descent. Career He is the founder and CEO of the 'Zinneke Parade' located in Brussels. In 1993, he made the documentary short '' Tango Ya Ba Wendo'' along with Roger Kwami Zinga of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The short deals with the life of the pioneer of modern Zairian music, Wendo, also known as Papa Wendo. From 1966 to 1980, Popovitch worked as a musician in rock groups. He continued to work as the managing director of the Watermael–Boitsfort Cultural Center for 28 years. In 1997, he became the events commissioner for ''Na Nga Def Senegal'', where he later worked for ''Laafi Burkina Faso'' in 1999 and ''Alafia Benin'' in 2004. Apart from cinema, he is also a prolific author. In 2004, he wrote and published short stories which won the First Fran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wendo Kolossoy
Antoine Wendo Kolosoy (April 25, 1925 – July 28, 2008), known as Papa Wendo, was a Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congolese musician. He is considered the "Father" of Music of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congolese rumba, also known as soukous, a musical style blending son cubano, Biguine, beguine, Waltz (music), waltz, Tango music, tango and Cha-cha-cha (music), cha-cha. Biography Early life Wendo was born in 1925 in Mushie territory, Mai-Ndombe District of western Congo, then under Belgian Congo, Belgian colonial rule. His father died when he was seven, and his mother, a singer herself, died shortly thereafter. He was taken to live in an orphanage run by the White Fathers, Society of the Missionaries of Africa, and remained there until he was 12 or 13, expelled when the fathers disapproved of the lyrics of his songs. Wendo began playing guitar and performing at age 11.Banning Eyre interview (2002) Kolosoy became a professional singer almost by chance after havin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
