Patrick BADIANJILE KUBA

Patrick Badianjile Kuba was born in Kinshasa and is a graduate of the National Institute of Arts (INA). Passionate about cinema, he has worked several times with preeminent Congolese filmmaker Dieudonné Ngangura Mweze. As a student at FEMIS in Paris he made a short documentary on immigration, "Ntaba," and in 2011, he directed a short narrative film, "86,400," which was an official selection at FESPACO in 2013. In 2013, he was also elected Regional Secretary Central Africa within the Pan African Federation of Filmmakers (FEPACI). Currently, he is the head of KUBAFilms and works in American-Congolese co-productions. Source: Congo in Harlem 2016 http://www.congoinharlem.org/cocaine After training in documentary writing, he obtained a diploma in theatrical direction. Trained in circus arts, he improved himself in documentaries at the FEMIS. His filmography includes his works with Mweze Ngangura as an assistant director and his own productions: Congorico, Evandeli Maba, Monde en transition, Tu n'as rien vu à Kinshasa… Source : Catalogue Fespaco 2013.