Jean Luc Mitana
Jean Luc Mitana (born 29 September 1983), is a Rwandan filmmaker and cinematographer. He has served as a cinematographer in various films including "Behind the Word", "Kai the Vendor" and "Strength in Fear". Personal life. He was born on 29 September 1983 in Kigali, Rwanda. Career. In 2006, he joined Almond Tree Films Collective and in 2009, Mitana worked upon the film known as "Maibobo" which was directed by Yves Montand Niyongabo and it was premiered at the Rotterdam International Film Festival in 2010. It was awarded at the 2011 Festival Cinema Africano d’Asia e America Latina  in Milan, Italy. He directed "SAA-IPO" in 2010. It was shot in Kigali and funded by Tribeca Film Institute. The film was premiered at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival and then screened at the 2011 Durban International Film Festival and AfryKamera International Film Festival, Poland in 2011. Then in 2014, he worked in the documentary "Behind the World" directed by Marie-Clementine Dusejambo. In 2014, he attended the Berlinale Talents, where he was part of the Editing Studio.