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
Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...
,
Belgium
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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 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 ...
. 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 Francité Prize in 2004 and then won RTBF Fureur de lire 2004 prize. In 2008, he was elected as the Director of the non-profit organization Africalia, in which he continued to work for 7 years and then retired on 1 January 2013. With all the experience obtained during these years, he launched a production line of documentaries made by African filmmakers on cultural subjects.
Filmography
See also
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Dieudonné Kabongo
Dieudonné Kabongo (1950 – October 11, 2011) was a Congolese-born Belgian comedian, humorist, musician, and actor. Kabongo co-starred in the 2000 film, '' Lumumba'', portraying Godefroid Munongo. He was the first comedian of African descent ...
References
External links
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Living people
Belgian film directors
1948 births