{{Short description|Tanzanian filmmaker and sound engineer}} {{Infobox person | name = Jordan Riber | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = Harare, Zimbabwe | alma_mater = | occupation = {{hlist |Director |screenwriter |producer|film editor|sound engineer}} | years_active = 2005–present | children = | known_for = | website = {{URL|jordanriber.com}} }}
'''Jordan Riber''' is a Tanzanian filmmaker known for his films ''Siri ya Mtungi'' (2012), ''Bahasha'' (2018) and ''Fatuma'' (2018).<ref name="Bio" />
== Early life and education == Riber was born to filmmakers John and Louise Riber of Tanzania origin in Harare, Zimbabwe. His childhood was influenced by his parents' film career and he attended Fairhaven College until his graduation in 2004.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://alumni.wwu.edu/out-africa |title=Out of Africa |publisher=Alumni WWU |access-date=November 10, 2020}}</ref> Since 2005, he had been a practicing filmmaker and sound engineer in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.<ref name=Bio/>
==Career== In 2012, Riber was the editor and director of ''Siri ya Mtungi''.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Siri Ya Mtungi |publisher=Worldcat |oclc=1019443274 }}</ref> In 2017, he directed ''Hadithi za Kumekucha: Tunu'',<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://africanstudies.stanford.edu/events/sgs-summer-film-festival-hadithi-za-kumekucha-tunu |title=SGS Summer Film Festival: Hadithi Za Kumekucha: Tunu |publisher=Stanford University |access-date=November 10, 2020}}</ref> and in 2018, ''Fatuma''.<ref name=Bio>{{Cite web |url=https://www.paff.org/films/#!/film/fatuma |title=Fatuma|publisher=PAFF |access-date=November 10, 2020 |archive-date=November 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211109175610/https://www.paff.org/films/#!/film/fatuma |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://m.chicagoreader.com/chicago/fatuma/Film?oid=72063130 |title=Fatuma |publisher=Chicago Reader |access-date=November 10, 2020}}</ref> In the same year, he directed and produced ''Bahasha''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://torontoblackfilm.com/movie/bahasha/ |title=BAHASHA |publisher=Toronto International Black Film Festival |access-date=November 10, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://multichoicetalentfactory.com/user/15619 |title=Talent Factory: Catherin Credo |publisher=Multichoice Africa |location=Dar es Salaam |access-date=November 10, 2020}}</ref> The 2018 Zanzibar International Film Festival selected Riber's ''Bahasha'' as the opening film of the festival, which together with ''Fatuma'' were placed in the Long Features category.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ziff.or.tz/selection2018/ |title=ZIFF 2018 - OFFICIAL SELECTION |publisher=Zanzibar International Film Festival |access-date=November 10, 2020}}</ref> Rider was also awarded the Best Director and Best Cinematography.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.africaleadftf.org/2018/08/27/usaid-tanzania-supported-film-kumekucha-fatuma-wins-top-swahili-awards-at-2018-zanzibar-film-festival/ |title=USAID Tanzania Supported Film "Kumekucha: FATUMA" Wins Top Swahili Awards at 2018 Zanzibar Film Festival |publisher=Africa Lead |access-date=November 10, 2020 |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112211112/https://www.africaleadftf.org/2018/08/27/usaid-tanzania-supported-film-kumekucha-fatuma-wins-top-swahili-awards-at-2018-zanzibar-film-festival/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Filmography== * ''The Cost of Love'' (2007) * ''Mwamba Ngoma'' (2009) * ''Chumo'' (2011) * ''Siri ya Mtungi'' (2012) * ''Tunu: The Gift'' (2017) * ''Bahasha'' (2018) * ''Fatuma'' (2018) * ''West Shore'' (2024)
==Accolades== {|class="wikitable" !Year !Event !Prize !Recipient !Result !Ref. |- | rowspan="3" |2014 | rowspan="3" |Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards | Best Television Series - Comedy/drama | rowspan="5" |Jordan Riber | {{Nominated}} |<ref>{{Cite web |last=3-mob.com |date=2016-12-15 |title=Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards 2016 nominees list out |url=https://3-mob.com/entertainment/africa-magic-viewers-choice-awards-2016-nominees-list-out/ |access-date=2026-02-12 |website=Three Men On a Boat |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | Best Indigenous Language Movie/Series Swahili | {{Nominated}} |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nominees Announced for 2017 AMVCAs |url=https://www.dstv.com/africamagic/en-ng/show/amvca/season/8/news/nominees-announced-for-2017-amvcas/news |access-date=2026-02-12 |website=Nominees Announced for 2017 AMVCAs |language=en}}</ref> |- | Best Sound Editor | {{Nominated}} |<ref>{{Cite news |last=vanguard |date=2014-03-09 |title=Desmond Elliot, Funke Akindele, others shine @ 2014 AMVCA |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/03/desmond-elliot-osita-iheme-paw-paw-funke-akindele-others-shine-2014-amvca/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2026-02-12 |newspaper=Vanguard|language=en-GB}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |2018 | rowspan="2" |Zanzibar International Film Festival |Best Director |{{Won}} | |- |Best Cinematography |{{Won}} | |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|3813446}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Riber, Jordan}} Category:Living people Category:Swahili-language writers Category:Tanzanian film directors Category:Western Washington University alumni Category:White Zimbabwean people Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Zimbabwean filmmakers