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The History of Congolese Cinema from1946 to the Present Day |
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| 1946 | ||||
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The Congolese Center for Catholic Action Cinema is established to produce films intended to convert Africans to Christianity. [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1947 | ||||
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– Belgium establishes the Film and Photo Bureau to make educational and propaganda films specifically for the Congolese population. [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1950 | ||||
| – George Fannoy establishes Belgavox in Brussels, Belgium, to make documentaries and news items in the Congo. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
| 1960 | ||||
| – National leader Patrice Lumumba reveals that, during the years of Belgian rule, locals were not allowed to view foreign films. The official reason given was that the locals could not distinguish between fact and fiction and therefore film could lead to mental problems. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
| 1967 | ||||
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– Sébastien Kamba’s Kayako is released. [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1973 | ||||
| – Sébastien Kamba’s La Rançon d'une Alliance is the first film produced in the Congo. [MORE] [ADD} | ||||
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Congo 1973: Films of Note |
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Tamtam électronique (Mwenze Ngangura) [MORE] [ADD} |
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| 1980 | ||||
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The Chapel (Jean-Michel Tchissoukou) [MORE] [ADD} |
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| 1987 | ||||
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– Mwenze Ngangura’s La Vie est Belle, the first Congolese movie, is released. [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1991 | ||||
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Films of Note |
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Lumumba. La mort d'un prophète (Raoul Peck) [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1992 | ||||
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Films of Note |
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Crapaud chez ses beaux-parents (Kibushi N'djate Wooto) [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1994 | ||||
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Perle Poire (Josef Kumbela) [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1996 | ||||
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Macadam Tribe (Jose Laplaine) [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1999 | ||||
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Pieces d'Identity (Mwenze Ngangura) [MORE] [ADD] |