Samuel Ishimwe

{{short description|Rwandan filmmaker}} {{Infobox person | name = Samuel Ishimwe | other_names = | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = | birth_name = Samuel Ishimwe Karemangingo | birth_place = Kigali, Rwanda | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates =  | alma_mater = | height = | years_active = 2011–present | party = | spouse = | children = | awards = | father = | mother = | relatives = | signature = | website = | footnotes = | occupation = Director, cinematographer, editor, sound engineer, screenwriter, producer }}

'''Samuel Ishimwe Karemangingo''' (born 1991), is a Rwandan filmmaker.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.swissfilms.ch/en/film_search/filmdetails/-/id_person/A76E473A8D06475DA0944D06EB9622AB| title=Samuel Ishimwe: career | publisher=swissfilms | accessdate=14 October 2020}}</ref> He is best known as the director of critically acclaim short film ''Imfura'', where he became the first Rwandan filmmaker represented at Berlinale.<ref name= indie>{{cite web| url=https://indie-mag.com/2018/03/samuel-ishimwe-berlinale-interview/| title=The first rwandan director at berlinale| publisher=indie-mag.com| accessdate=14 October 2020| archive-date=16 October 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201016194546/https://indie-mag.com/2018/03/samuel-ishimwe-berlinale-interview/| url-status=dead}}</ref> Apart from being a director, he is also a cinematographer, editor, sound engineer, screenwriter and producer.

==Personal life== He was born in 1991 in Kigali, Rwanda. His mother left him when he was a baby and he lost his parents and family member during the Rwandan genocide.<ref name= berlinale>{{cite web | url=https://shortsblog.berlinale.de/2018/02/28/samuel-ishimwe-about-his-film-imfura/| title=SAMUEL ISHIMWE ABOUT HIS FILM "IMFURA" | date=28 February 2018 | publisher=berlinale | accessdate=14 October 2020}}</ref><ref name= indie />

==Career== After completing secondary studies in 2010, Ishimwe started working as a reporter and Photographer at the 'igihe.com'.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://africanfilmny.org/directors/samuel-ishimwe/| title=Samuel Ishimwe bio| publisher=African Filmny | accessdate=14 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Umwanditsi: Samuel Ishimwe > IGIHE |url=https://igihe.com/samuel-ishimwe |access-date=2022-07-16 |website=igihe.com}}</ref> In 2011, he made the maiden short film ''Paying debts'' which was screened in the Rwanda Film Festival. In the same year, he participated in a documentary workshop in Uganda conducted by Maisha Film Lab. While in Uganda, he worked as an assistant producer on short documentary ''Invisible souls''. Later in 2011, he participated in a documentary film directing workshop called 'K-dox' conducted by James Longley. In June 2012, Ishimwe finished a 3 months intensive course on filmmaking at Kwetu Film Institute. Then in September 2012, he participated in writing and directing program called 'A Sample of Work'.<ref name= maisha>{{cite web | url=http://maishafilmlab.org/maisha-alumni/ishimwe-samuel/| title=Ishimwe Samuel career| publisher=Maisha Film Lab | accessdate=14 October 2020}}</ref>

He wrote the script of ''Crossing Lines'' and won an award in a local scriptwriting competition organised by Goethe Institute Rwanda. Later he worked as a journalist and photographer after graduating from National University of Rwanda.<ref name= maisha /> He then went to Switzerland for further studies. In June 2017, Ishimwe obtained a film degree at the Haute école d’art et de design (Geneva School of Art and Design–HEAD).<ref name= berlinale />

In 2017, he made the short film ''Imfura'', which means 'First Born'. The film deals with a story set in a post-genocide Rwanda.<ref name= indie /> It is the first Rwandan production to be included in the competition of Berlinale Shorts. The short film won the Silver Bear Jury Price at Berlin International Film Festival.<ref name= berlinale /><ref>{{cite web| url=http://luxorafricanfilmfestival.com/en/PastEditions/2019/JuryMember/Samuel%20Ishimwe| title=Samuel Ishimwe: Director, Rwanda| publisher=Luxor African Film Festival| accessdate=14 October 2020| archive-date=15 November 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115141113/http://luxorafricanfilmfestival.com/en/PastEditions/2019/JuryMember/Samuel%20Ishimwe| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Filmography==

{| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Film !! Role !! Genre !! Ref. |- | 2011 || ''Paying debts'' || director || Short film || |- | 2011 || ''Invisible souls'' || assistant producer || Short film || |- | 2014 || ''Crossing Lines'' || director || Short film || |- | 2014 || ''Uruzi'' || director || Short film || |- | 2016 || ''The Liberators'' || cinematographer || Short film || |- | 2016 || ''Versus'' || cinematographer || Short film || |- | 2017 || ''Imfura'' || director, screenplay, cinematographer, editor, sound designer || Short film || <ref>{{cite web| url=https://africa.film/imfura-a-samuel-ishimwe-short-film/| title=Imfura| publisher=africa.film| accessdate=14 October 2020| archive-date=15 November 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115141954/https://africa.film/imfura-a-samuel-ishimwe-short-film/| url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | 2018 || ''I got my Things and Left'' || cinematographer, producer || Short film || |- | 2020 || ''Fish Bowl'' || producer, cinematographer || Short film || |}

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==External links== * {{IMDb name|nm9654440}}

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