Philbert Aimé Mbabazi Sharangabo (born 1990), is a Rwandan filmmaker. He has made several critically acclaimed short films including, The Liberators, Versus and I Got My Things And Left.
Personal life Philbert Aimé Mbabazi was born in 1990 in Kigali, Rwanda.
Career Mbabazi obtained his B.A in cinema department from Geneva University of Art and Design (HEAD – Genève, Haute école d'art et de design) in Geneva. During school times, he made two films The Liberators and Versus. Both films were screened in several film festivals including Vision du Réel Nyon, Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, Tampere, Oberhausen and Uppsala Short Film Festival. After graduating in 2017, he returned to Rwanda.
In 2019, he directed the short film I Got My Things And Left which won the Grand Prize at the Oberhausen International Short Film Festival. The film has screened at more than 20 film festivals such Rotterdam International Film Festival, Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, Go Short Nijmegen, Indie Lisboa and ISFF Hamburg, FIFF Namur etc.
He started the film production company called 'Imitana Productions' based in Kigali, Rwanda. He later made his maiden feature film Republika (Spectrum).
Filmography
Year Film Role Genre Ref. 2012 Ruhago Director Short film 2012 Ruhago Destiny FM Director Short film 2014 City Dropout Director Short film 2014 Akaliza Keza Director Short film 2014 Mageragere City Dropout Director Short film 2016 Waiting Director Short film 2016 The Liberators Director, writer, editor, producer, sound mix Short film 2016 Versus Director, writer, editor, casting, producer, sound mix Short film 2018 Keza Lyn Director, writer, producer Short film 2018 I Got My Things And Left Director, editor, casting Short film 2020 Fish Bowl Producer Short film
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