''Gito, l'ingrat'' (, "Gito the Ingrate") is a 1992
Burundi
Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili language, Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French language, French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the ...
an
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by
Léonce Ngabo
Léonce Ngabo (born 1951) is a Burundian film director. His 1992 film '' Gito l'ingrat'' was the first Burundian feature film.Oumarou Ganda Prize and Best Actor at FESPACO - Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (1993)
* Air Afrique Prize at African Film Festival, Italy (1993)
* Best film - Jury's prize at Lisboa Film Festival, Portugal (1993)
* Émile Cantillon Prize at Festival International du Film Francophone, Belgium (1992)
* Prix de la Ville d'Amiens do Amiens International Film Festival, France (1992)
* Hani Jahvaria and Press Prizes at Carthage Film Festival, Tunis (1992)
References
Bibliography
* Russel, Sharon A., ''Guide to African Cinema'', 1998, pp. 68–70