Léonce Ngabo (born 1951) is a Burundian film director. His 1992 film '' Gito l'ingrat'' was the first Burundian feature film.Léonce Ngabo
'' Africultures''

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.'Vivace Bujumbura', ''The Courier''
No. 17
(May-June 2010), p.57 Ngabo is the founder and chairperson of International Festival of Cinema and Broadcasting in Burundi (FESTICAB). He also helped establish the East African Film Network (EAFN) in 2014, and was elected as EAFN's chair.The East African Films Network aims to gather all EAC films
''IWACU English News'', 5 October 2014.

Filmography

As director

* '' Gito l'ingrat'' ito the Ungrateful 1992 * ''Burundi 1850-1962'', 2010

As actor

* '' Un dimanche à Kigali'' Sunday in Kigali 2006

References

External links

* 1951 births Living people Burundian film directors {{Burundi-bio-stub