John Riber is an

Indian Indian or Indians may refer to: Peoples South Asia * Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor ** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country * South Asia ...

-born

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozam ...

an filmmaker and producer. He is best known for directing the 2000 Zimbabwean comedy drama ''Yellow Card''.

Career

He was born and raised in India. In 1977, he completed university film studies in the United States. John along with his wife Louise Riber started making films in the development arena since 1979, particularly in Bangladesh and in India. Then in 1987, they moved to Zimbabwe and established Media for Development Trust (MFD), one of Africa's leading production and distribution houses. The first film directed by John and Louise after moving to Zimbabwe is ''Consequences''. The film won numerous festival awards and became a commercial hit. In 2000, he directed the comedy drama film ''Yellow Card'' starring

Leroy Gopal Leroy Gopal (born 6 July 1979), is a Zimbabwe-born South African actor, comedian and a voice artist. He is best known for his roles in the films ''Yellow Card'' and ''Strike Back''. Personal life He was born on 6 July 1979 in Harare, Zimbabwe. ...

and Kasamba Mkumba. The film received mixed reviews from critics and later screened at several film festivals such as Carthage Film Festival,

Zanzibar International Film Festival The Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF), also known as Festival of the Dhow Countries, is an annual film festival held in Zanzibar, Tanzania and one of the largest cultural events in East Africa. ZIFF is a non-governmental organization esta ...

, Southern African Film Festival in October and at

Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou 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 ...

(Fespaco). With that success, the duo made many popular Zimbabwean feature films such as ''Neria'', ''More Time'' and ''Everyone's Child''. The theme of most of the films and soap operas are based on reproductive health issues in Africa.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Riber, John Living people Zimbabwean film directors Indian film directors Year of birth missing (living people)