Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda

January 6, 2024
Film Director

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Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda
Full Name Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda
Occupation Film Director
Date Of Birth Oct 30, 1957(1957-10-30)
Age 67
Birthplace Kinshasa
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo
Horoscope Libra

Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda Biography

Name Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda
Birthday Oct 30
Birth Year 1957
Place Of Birth Kinshasa
Birth Country Democratic Republic of the Congo
Birth Sign Libra
Children(s) Oscar Bakupa Kanyinda, David Bakupa Kanyinda, MORE

Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda is one of the most popular and richest Film Director who was born on October 30, 1957 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Balufu Bakupa Kanyinda was born on October 30, 1957. After completing his studies in Brussels and then in Paris along with America He became the filmmaker that he is today. There are four of his sons known as Joel, David, Arthur and Oscar and a daughter named Anne. He is currently living between Belgium and the Democratic Republic of the Congo however due to his work that requires him to travel a lot, he has to travel a lot.

The film of Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda Le Damier – Papa national oye (1996) was awarded prestigious prizes including the ACCT prize in the category of Agence de la Francophonie, Fespaco 1997 in Burkina Faso, the Reel Black Talent Award in Toronto, Canada in 1997 and the grand Prize for the Festival de Villeurbanne in France 1997, the Quality award awarded by CNC for France in 1998, and a variety of awards during the Festival international du Film Francophone in Namur the year 1998. Article 15 bis (1999) received an award of Jury Mention at the Festival du Court metrage in Clermont-Ferrand, France. 2000 Jury Mention at the Festival International du Film Francophone in Namur, Belgique, 2000, Bronze Medal at the Journees Cinematographiques de Carthage in Carthage, Tunisia, 2000 as well as other prizes. [email protected] won an Jury Mention at the Zimbabwe International Film Festival in Harare, Zimbabwe, 2004.

In 2015 Bakupa-Kanyinda was featured in La Belle at the Movies, a documentary by Cecilia Zoppolletto about the history and disappearance of Congolese cinema, and said he was working to establish a film school and work towards sending entries to international film festivals. “Cinema is an important art: it’s the art of telling the world about yourself,” he said.

He was on the board of short film production for CNC in France from 1999 until 2001. Balufu was a part of Input 2000 (International Public Television) in Cape Town, South Africa as well as a participant in CreaTV the program of Unesco that focuses on televisions from south Africa. South between 2000 between 2000 and 2003. Bakupa-Kanyinda writes and is poet, and director of films. New York University invited him to give a lecture at the campus of NYU- Ghana in Accra. Balufu is a founder participant in the Guild of African filmmakers and producers.

Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Film Director
House Living in own house.

Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda is one of the richest Film Director from Democratic Republic of the Congo. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Balufu Bakupa Kaanyinda was born on the 30th of October, 1957 Kinshasa. He was a student of sociology, history as well as philosophy at Brussels, Belgium. He attended filmmaking courses in France as well as in the United Kingdom and the United States. From 1979 to 1981 , he was an instructor at the French Cultural Centre in Lubumbashi. In 1991, he produced the first film of his own, Dix mille ans de cinema. In 1993, he came out with a sequel documentary about Thomas Sankara. The first film he made was a fiction one, Le Damier – Papa national Oye! (The Draughtsmen Clash) made in 1996.

Balufu Bakupa Kaanyinda (born 30 October in 1957) is a film maker of Congo. Democratic Republic of the Congo.

In 2014, he co-produced the “Miss Vodacom” show in Kinshasa.

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Balufu Ranked on the list of most popular Film Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda celebrates birthday on October 30 of every year.

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