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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jordan_Riber > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jordan_Riber.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Riber > Source revision: 1342893011 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Tanzanian filmmaker and sound engineer}} {{Infobox person | name = Jordan Riber | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = [Harare](/source/Harare), Zimbabwe | alma_mater = | occupation = {{hlist |Director |screenwriter |producer|film editor|[sound engineer](/source/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](/source/Siri_ya_Mtungi)'' (2012), ''[Bahasha](/source/Bahasha)'' (2018) and [''Fatuma''](/source/Fatuma_(film)) (2018). == Early life and education == Riber was born to filmmakers John and Louise Riber of [Tanzania](/source/Tanzania) origin in [Harare](/source/Harare), [Zimbabwe](/source/Zimbabwe). His childhood was influenced by his parents' film career and he attended [Fairhaven College](/source/Fairhaven_College) until his graduation in 2004.{{Cite web |url=https://alumni.wwu.edu/out-africa |title=Out of Africa |publisher=Alumni WWU |access-date=November 10, 2020}} Since 2005, he had been a practicing filmmaker and sound engineer in [Dar es Salaam](/source/Dar_es_Salaam), Tanzania. ==Career== In 2012, Riber was the editor and director of ''[Siri ya Mtungi](/source/Siri_ya_Mtungi)''.{{Cite book |title=Siri Ya Mtungi |publisher=Worldcat |oclc=1019443274 }} In 2017, he directed ''Hadithi za Kumekucha: Tunu'',{{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}} and in 2018, ''[Fatuma](/source/Fatuma_(film))''.{{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}}{{Cite web |url=https://m.chicagoreader.com/chicago/fatuma/Film?oid=72063130 |title=Fatuma |publisher=Chicago Reader |access-date=November 10, 2020}} In the same year, he directed and produced ''[Bahasha](/source/Bahasha_(film))''.{{Cite web |url=https://torontoblackfilm.com/movie/bahasha/ |title=BAHASHA |publisher=Toronto International Black Film Festival |access-date=November 10, 2020}}{{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}} The 2018 [Zanzibar International Film Festival](/source/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](/source/Feature_film) category.{{Cite web |url=http://www.ziff.or.tz/selection2018/ |title=ZIFF 2018 - OFFICIAL SELECTION |publisher=Zanzibar International Film Festival |access-date=November 10, 2020}} Rider was also awarded the Best Director and Best Cinematography.{{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}} ==Filmography== * ''The Cost of Love'' (2007) * ''Mwamba Ngoma'' (2009) * ''Chumo'' (2011) * ''[Siri ya Mtungi](/source/Siri_ya_Mtungi)'' (2012) * ''Tunu: The Gift'' (2017) * ''[Bahasha](/source/Bahasha_(film))'' (2018) * ''[Fatuma](/source/Fatuma_(film))'' (2018) * ''West Shore'' (2024) ==Accolades== {|class="wikitable" !Year !Event !Prize !Recipient !Result !Ref. |- | rowspan="3" |[2014](/source/2014_Africa_Magic_Viewers'_Choice_Awards) | rowspan="3" |[Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards](/source/Africa_Magic_Viewers'_Choice_Awards) | Best Television Series - Comedy/drama | rowspan="5" |Jordan Riber | {{Nominated}} |{{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}} |- | Best Indigenous Language Movie/Series Swahili | {{Nominated}} |{{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}} |- | Best Sound Editor | {{Nominated}} |{{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](/source/Vanguard_(Nigeria))|language=en-GB}} |- | rowspan="2" |2018 | rowspan="2" |[Zanzibar International Film Festival](/source/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 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jordan Riber](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Riber) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Riber?action=history)). 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