Background
Katembo was born on June 20, 1979, in Goma, Zaire (present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo).
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Kiripi Katembo
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He attended the Académie des Beaux-s in Kinshasa.
Career
Katembo"s short films, photography and other projects focused on the daily lives of the people of Kinshasa, as well as the economic and social challenges facing the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was also a founding director of Mutotu Productions, his film production company, and the executive director of Yango Biennale, based in Kinshasa. Katembo filmed his 2008 seven-minute, digital short film, Cardboard Carolina, which explores Kinshasa and its people, on a mobile phone.
Katembo"s films have been shown at the Berlin International Festival, the Carthage Festival, the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam, and the Toronto International Festival.
Achievements
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He was the founder of Yebela, an art collective in Kinshasa. Under Katembo, Mutotu Productions produced Atalaku, directed by Dieudo Hamadi, which won best documentary film at the Centre Georges Pompidou"s Cinema du Reel festival in 2013. He also partnered with Hamadi and Divita Wa Lusala to co-direct the 2010 documentary, Congo in Four Acts, which won awards at the Africa Movie Academy Awards and the Cinéma du Réel film festival in 2010. War Witch received a nomination for Best Foreign Language category at the 85th Academy Awards.
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Nationality
Republic of the Congo Demo