Ne Kunda Nlaba
- Producer
- Director
- Writer
Born in Kinshasa in D.R.Congo, Ne Kunda Nlaba is an award-winning African Film Producer, Director, Screenwriter, Editor, Actor and Political Scientist based in London, Founder and Executive Director of the London International Pan African Film Festival (London PAFF) and Luanda International Pan African Film Festival (Luanda PAFF).
Winner of the Artistic and Cultural Achievement Award at the Lambeth Civic Awards 2024 in London, Ne Kunda Nlaba produced and directed documentary and fiction films distributed on streaming platforms such as Amazon Prime, Kweli TV, Tubi, Xumo, First Screen, OTT, on Television, in cinemas, and at national and international film festivals including "The Next" (2009), "The Steel Pan" (2010), "Living Without Living" (2011), "Cherie Bondowe" (2012), "Abeti Masikini: Le Combat d'Une Femme" (2015) and "Kimpa Vita: The Mother of African Revolution" (2016), "Kingdom of Kongo: In Search of the Destroyed Kingdom" (2020), "Kimbangu: A Black Saviour" (2024) and is producing drama feature films "The Tomb of Mani Kongo", "Kimpa Vita" and "Nasara". He is the owner and C.E.O of the film production company, Labson Bizizi-Cine Kongo and the film distribution company, Afrika Bizizi Distribution Ltd based in London, Luanda and Kinshasa, and also the founder and Film Professor at Kongo Bizizi Academy "the Pan African Film Institute".
He holds a Master of Arts in Film, Television & Screen Media from the Birkbeck University of London, a Certificate of Higher Education in BA (Hons) Film: Video Production and Film Studies from the University of West London, a City & Guild Diploma in Advanced Media Industries Production from Lambeth College and a degree in Politics from Université Chrétienne Cardinal Malula/D.R.Congo.
Winner of the Artistic and Cultural Achievement Award at the Lambeth Civic Awards 2024 in London, Ne Kunda Nlaba produced and directed documentary and fiction films distributed on streaming platforms such as Amazon Prime, Kweli TV, Tubi, Xumo, First Screen, OTT, on Television, in cinemas, and at national and international film festivals including "The Next" (2009), "The Steel Pan" (2010), "Living Without Living" (2011), "Cherie Bondowe" (2012), "Abeti Masikini: Le Combat d'Une Femme" (2015) and "Kimpa Vita: The Mother of African Revolution" (2016), "Kingdom of Kongo: In Search of the Destroyed Kingdom" (2020), "Kimbangu: A Black Saviour" (2024) and is producing drama feature films "The Tomb of Mani Kongo", "Kimpa Vita" and "Nasara". He is the owner and C.E.O of the film production company, Labson Bizizi-Cine Kongo and the film distribution company, Afrika Bizizi Distribution Ltd based in London, Luanda and Kinshasa, and also the founder and Film Professor at Kongo Bizizi Academy "the Pan African Film Institute".
He holds a Master of Arts in Film, Television & Screen Media from the Birkbeck University of London, a Certificate of Higher Education in BA (Hons) Film: Video Production and Film Studies from the University of West London, a City & Guild Diploma in Advanced Media Industries Production from Lambeth College and a degree in Politics from Université Chrétienne Cardinal Malula/D.R.Congo.