Career
He is the owner and C.E.O of his film production Labson Bizizi-cine Kongo Limited, and the film distribution company, Afrika Bizizi Distribution Limited and creator of Bizizi Box. |
Early He made his first film appearance as lead actor in a short film “Un Virus A L’Ecole” directed by Alain Ndontoni in 1998 in Kinshasa. He performed in several plays and storytelling including "Shella" 1998 "Pasteur Contre Evangéliste" 1999 with Heaven Boyz theatre company, "Cri de Détresse et d’Espoir " 2005 "Nsengane" (Tale) 2007 with his own theatre company Virunga Theatre and also participated in the creation of contemporary dance shows such as "Na Nini? “and "Bataille Sans Finance, Financial" with Diba Dance company of choreographer Jean-Marie Musungayi while also working Production Manager for the same Contemporary Dance Company.
He founded his theater company, Virunga Theatre and a Cultural Centre called Labson Cultur"arts in Kinshasa in 2004, and then created Festival Solo or Mosi, a one man show performance festival which had its first edition in 2005 and the second edition in 2007 in Kinshasa.
In 2006, Ne Kunda Nlaba started working with Canal 5 television channel as a marketing/sale agent and presenter, and then joined Mbongi"Eto Cultural Centre with the griot Ne Nkamu Luyindula and also the project Kiamvu-Le Pont as a Communication Officer while working still as an actor. In 2007, he founded his film production company Labson Bizizi-Cine Kongo and began his film career in Kinshasa and produced his first short horror film "The Next" in 2009 in London, a year after he moved to United Kingdom and his first documentary “The Steel Pan: The Spiritual musical Instrument of the 20th Century” in 2010 which was screened at Montreal Black Film Festival in Montreal in Canada in 2011, and produced his first drama feature film “Cherie Bondowe” in 2012 while studying Film Production and Film Studies at University of West London.
In 2015, he established his new film distribution company in London, Afrika Bizizi Distribution Limited dedicates in the distribution of high quality and professional African films made by African filmmakers from Africa and from the Diaspora and also films about Africa produced by non African filmmakers. Throughout his career path from theatre, rap, contemporary dance, photography to radio and television
Ne Kunda Nlaba associates all this experience gained from his long journey to express his vision of the world and also connect not only with the African public, but also with the world public through his films.
He hopes to make film a remedy that will make human live for several centuries.
