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Wa Ganza Ngabo (Ngabo Ganza)

  • Wa Ganza Ngabo (Ngabo Ganza)
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Film director, Sound engineer, Actor, Sculptor / carver
(Female)
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv

Rwandan Visual Artist, sculptor, filmmaker, actor, and field sound recordist.

Sometimes credited as
Emmanuel NGABO
NGABO Ganza


NGABO wa Ganza (born Emmanuel NGABO) is a sculptor, filmmaker, actor, and field sound recordist based in Kigali, Rwanda.

He is knonw for FISH BOWL (2019, Director).

He works in media such as plaster-coated paper mâché. His sculptures are inspired by cultures and the wonderful works they have produced, such as Greek, West African sculptures, Romanesque, and Gothic art, as well as local artists who bring their personal experiences and worldviews to their artworks.

He wrote and directed his first short film, FISH BOWL, which premiered at the Locarno Film Festival in 2020 and went on to play at festivals such as the Uppsala Short Film Festival and the New Cinema Festival, among others.

He has also worked as a sound recordist and boom operator on various film productions, both indie and well-funded film productions, since 2017.

Excerpt interview for the Lucarno film Festival...





FILMOGRAPHY / FILMOGRAPHIE (selection)

(2022) Umwali
Short Documentary / Court métrage Documentaire (Rwanda, 18 mins) | starring / avec Josephine Munganyinka | Dir / Réal : Inès GIRIHIRWE
/// Sound Recordist / Ingénieur du son

(2021) From Here to There
Short Fiction / Court métrage Fiction (Rwanda, 3 mins 45 s, Experimental) | starring / avec Josephine Munganyinka | Dir / Réal : Remy RYUMUGABE
/// Sound Recordist / Ingénieur du son

(2021) Muzunga
Short Fiction / Court métrage Fiction (Rwanda, 17 mins) | starring / avec Yves Peter Kijyana, Liliane Irakunda | Dir / Réal :
/// Sound Recordist / Ingénieur du son

(2020) Fish Bowl
Short Fiction / Court métrage Fiction (Rwanda, 14 mins)
/// Director / Réalisateur

(2019) Injiji (Ignoramii)
Short Fiction / Court métrage Fiction (Rwanda, 19 mins) | starring / avec Igihozo Regis, Manywa N. Amandine, Ngabo Emmanuel, Shema Deve | Dir / Réal : Moïse GANZA
/// Actor / Acteur



Fontes / Our Source / Quelle / Nos Sources (MAIS INFORMAÇÕES / READ MORE / PLUS D'INFOS) :
- Africiné Magazine
- www.instagram.com/ngabo_waganza/
- www.ngabowaganza.com/About/
Updated by Thierno DIA, 23 June 2023

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