Yves Montand Niyongabo is a Burundian-Rwandan film director.
Background Yves was born and raised in Burundi. He later moved to Rwanda where he quit law studies for film making. He has worked as a production coordinator for the 2017 film Munyurangabo. In 2010, Niyongabo was selected for a film workshop organized by CPH:Dox in Denmark.
Filmography
Maibobo (2010) Slim Land (2012) Giti – Paradise in Hell (2014) The Invincible (2014) Munyurangabo (2017)
Awards Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) Prize, 2013 Goethe Institut Best Scriptwriter Award, 2013
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