Kantarama Gahigiri
Kantarama Gahigiri | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 3, 1976 |
| Occupations | Writer, Director and Producer |
| Years active | 2008–present |
Kantarama Gahigiri (born December 13, 1976[1]) is a Swiss and Rwandan filmmaker.[2][3] She is best known for her films Tapis rouge,[4] Me + U, Lost Angel Less and more.[5] She holds master's degrees from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies and the New York Institute of Technology.
Career
Gahigiri's first feature film Tapis Rouge has been awarded Best Feature Film at Geneva International Film Festival[6] and Best Directing at Chelsea Film Festival. She is now developing Tanzanite, an afro pulp dystopian thriller through Realness - An African Screenwriter's Residency.[7][8]
Filmography
Short film
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Né Pour Mourir | Yes | No | No |
| Lost Angel Less | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2014 | Pinot in the Grass | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2011 | The Elevator | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2009 | Leila | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2008 | Check | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Feature film
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Tapis rouge[9] | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Television
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Me + U | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Acting credits
- The Mercy of the Jungle (2018)
- 2B (2009)
Awards
- Chelsea Film Festival - Best Directing Award 2015[10]
References
- ^ "Cannes 2019 - Avec la réalisatrice Kantarama Gahigiri, la Suisse, le Kenya et le Rwanda sont réunis à Cannes". www.telerama.fr (in French). 2019-05-22. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
- ^ "KANTARAMA GAHIGIRI". swissfilms.ch. Archived from the original on 2018-08-05. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
- ^ "Kantarama Gahigiri: regista e produttrice tra Ginevra e Kigali". vadoinafrica.com. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
- ^ "" Tapis Rouge ", de la banlieue à Cannes". rollingstone.fr (in French). 11 May 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-08-05. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
- ^ "Tapis rouge". telerama.fr. Archived from the original on 2018-11-21. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
- ^ "AWARDS 2014". giff.ch. Archived from the original on 2018-08-05. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
- ^ "Five projects selected for 2018 African screenwriting residency Realness". screendaily.com. Archived from the original on 2018-08-05. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
- ^ "INTERVIEW KANTARAMA GAHIGIRI". goethe.de. Archived from the original on 2018-08-05. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
- ^ "On peut être sur le tapis rouge au festival de Cannes et dormir sous une tente". huffingtonpost.fr (in French). 9 May 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-08-05. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
- ^ "CHELSEA FILM FESTIVALANNOUNCES 2015 WINNERS" (PDF). chelseafilm.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-03-23. Retrieved 2018-08-05.