Josef Kumbela

Joseph Kumbela (born 1958) be an actor den filmmaker wey komot de Democratic Republic of the Congo wey he win awards for ein acting.

 Life den career 
Na dem born Joseph Kumbela insyd 1958. He live insyd Switzerland since 1980. He start ein career as an actor insyd France den de USA. For de FESPACO awards insyd 1993 he win de prize for Best Actor for ein performance insyd de comedy Gito l'ingrat (Gito the ungrateful) wey Leonce Ngabo of Burundi direct am. Insyd dis film Gito, a student wey komot Burundi wey he sanso be a talented couturier insyd Paris, decide he go return home. Plus ein diploma insyd hand den full of plans about ein career, he lef ein French companion Christine wey he promise he go bring am to Burundi later. He no fi find work, buh he meet up plus ein old kiddie time sweetheart. Christine arrive widout warning wey she discover wat dey go on. De two women join togeda make dem teach Gito a lesson.

Na Josef Kumbela wrep den direct a number of short films since 1994 dey use ein Geneva-based production company. Ein 1998 film L'étranger venu d'Afrique (The stranger from Africa, or Feizhou Laowai) na e be de first African film dem shoot insyd China. E dey look at a romance between Lulu, an African student, den a Chinese woman, wey dey depict de clash of cultures."Joseph KUMBELA". Africultures. Retrieved 2012-03-19.

Filmography

Year  Title  Role  Notes1998  L'Étranger venu d'Afrique - FEIZHOU LAOWAI  Director, Writer   13 minutes. Comedy1996  Colis Postal  Director  10 minute comedy1996  Taxcarte  Director, Actor  7 minute comedy1994  Perle Noire  Director, Writer  27 minute comedy drama1992  Gito, l'ingrat  Actor  90 minutes. Comedy  Entre-Deux  Director  90 minutes. Comedy Drama1990  In the Eye of the Snake  Actor  90 minute thriller

 References 

 External links 

 Josef Kumbela at IMDb

Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo people
Category:1958 births
Category:Human
Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo film directors
Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriates insyd Switzerland
Category:21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo people