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The Cinema of Burundi is the filmmaking and film industry in Burundi.[1]

History

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Prior to the Burundi Civil War, Burundi's cinematic history was vastly undocumented.

The first recording of film in Burundi occured in 1980 when Burundian Jean-Michel Hussi Nyamusimba produced the first Burundi film, a French coproduction called Ni-Ni. In 1992 Burundi’s first feature film, Gito l’Ingrat, was released, a Swiss French Burundi co-production directed by Leonce Ngabo.[1]

Burundi film in the 1990s was also pioneered by women, most notable was Sham-Jeanne Hakizimana who headed television programs at National Radio and Television of Burundi. She produced the documentary film, Une Burundaise aujourd'hui in 1991.[2]

After the civil war, the Burundi film industry was revived in 2007, when Canadian filmmaker Christopher Redmond and Raymond Kalisa a videographer from Rwanda co-founded the Burundi Film Centre as a training ground for aspiring filmmakers. They recruited 36 young Burundians for a two-month training in film theory and production.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "ADEPt". www.africarealcollective.org. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  2. ^ "Africiné - Sham-Jeanne Hakizimana". Africiné (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  3. ^ Vourlias, Christopher (2009-12-04). "Now peaceful, Burundi tries filmmaking". Variety. Retrieved 2024-07-03.