Rungano Nyoni
| Born | May 17, 1982 Lusaka, Zambia |
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| Occupation | Director[1] Screenwriter Actor |
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Rungano Nyoni (born May 17, 1982) is a Zambian-Welsh director and screenwriter best know for film I Am Not a Witch[2][3] which was directed and written herself in her feature debut film. Her first film, The List , won a BAFTA Cymru in 2010.[4]
Career
Born in Zambia, she emigrated to Wales at the age of nine. A graduate of the University of Arts in London, she directed several short films ( The List , Mwansa the Great , Listen ), which won her awards and welcome criticism. Listen ( Kuuntele ) receives the Best Short Film Award at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2015.[5] Her first feature length fiction,[6]I Am Not A Witch,[7]was selected at the Directors' Fortnight of Cannes Film Festival 2017.[8][9] This film earned her the Best Director and Best Director Award for a first film at the 20th British Independent Film Awards 2017.
Filmography
Director / Writer / Producer
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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| 2009 | 20 Questions |  |
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| 2010 | The List | |
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| 2012 | Africa First: Volume Two | |
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Short film; seg. Mwansa the Great | |
| The Mass of Men | |
Short film | |||
| Mwansa the Great | |
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Short film | ||
| 2013 | Z1 | |
Short film | ||
| 2014 | Listen | |
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Short film | |
| 2014 | Nordic Factory | |
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| 2017 | I Am Not a Witch | |
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Actress
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2007 | The Sarah Jane Adventures | Secretary | |
| 2011 | Secrecy | Lucy | |
| 2010 | Iron Doors |
Acknowledgement
| Award | Subject | Nominee | Result |
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| BAFTA | BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer | Rungano Nyoni | Won[10] |
| Adelaide Film Festival | International Feature Film Award | Rungano Nyoni | Won |
| Foxtel Movies International Award | Rungano Nyoni | Won | |
| AFI Fest | Audience Award | Rungano Nyoni | Nominated |
| Africa International Film Festival | Best Feature Film | Rungano Nyoni | Won |
| Mumbai Film Festival | Special Mention | Rungano Nyoni | Won |
| British Independent Film Awards 2017 | Best Director | Rungano Nyoni | Won |
| Breakthrough Producer | Emily Morgan | Won | |
| Douglas Hickox Award | Rungano Nyoni | Won | |
| Best British Independent Film | Nominated | ||
| Best Actress | Maggie Mulubwa | Nominated | |
| Best Screenplay | Rungano Nyoni | Nominated | |
| Best Debut Screenwriter | Rungano Nyoni | Nominated | |
| Best Cinematography | David Gallego | Nominated | |
| Best Costume Design | Holly Rebecca | Nominated | |
| Best Make Up & Hair Design | Julene Paton | Nominated | |
| Best Music | Matthew James Kelly | Nominated | |
| Best Production Design | Nathan Parker | Nominated | |
| Best Sound | Maiken Hansen | Nominated | |
| Cannes Film Festival | Caméra d'Or | Rungano Nyoni | Nominated |
| CPH:PIX | New Talent Grand PIX | Rungano Nyoni | Nominated |
| Independent Spirit Awards | Best International Film | Rungano Nyoni | Nominated |
| London Critics Circle Film Awards | Breakthrough British/Irish Filmmaker of the Year | Rungano Nyoni | Nominated |
| London Film Festival | First Feature Competition | Rungano Nyoni | Nominated |
| Filmfest München | Best Film By An Emerging Director | Rungano Nyoni | Nominated |
| Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival | Best European Fantastic Feature Film | Rungano Nyoni | Nominated |
| Stockholm Film Festival | Best Directorial Debut | Rungano Nyoni | Won |
| Best Film | Rungano Nyoni | Nominated |
Reference
- ↑ Rungabo Nyoni profile mubi.com
- ↑ Cannes I am not a witch cnn.com
- ↑ I Am Not a Witch director Rungano Nyoni: ‘The chief Whatsapped his people to find our star’ theguardian.com
- ↑ Rungano Nyoni biography pro.festivalscope.com
- ↑ "Rungano Nyoni", AfricaCulture
- ↑ Stars of Tomorrow 2017: Rungano Nyoni (director) screendaily.com
- ↑ I Am Not a Witch review – straight-faced satire on Zambian witchcraft casts a spell www.theguardian.com
- ↑ Rungano Nyoni to debut her first feature film, ‘I am not a witch’, at Cannes Film Festival Lusakatimes.com
- ↑ "Rungano Nyoni, neither Zambian nor Welsh: Filmmaker", The World, December 27, 2017
- ↑ Rungano Nyoni 'outstanding debut' Bafta for I Am Not A Witch BBC.com
