Joël Karekezi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Joël Karekezi

Rwandan film producer, director and screenwriter

Date of Birth: 12-Dec-1985

Place of Birth: Rubavu District, Western Province, Rwanda

Profession: screenwriter, film director, film producer

Nationality: Rwanda

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

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Joël Karekezi (born December 12, 1985) is a Rwandese screenwriter, film director and film producer.
His short film The Pardon, about reconciliation after the 1994 Rwandan Genocide against Tutsis, won the Golden Impala award at the Amakula Film Festival in Uganda.
A feature version was made in 2011, and shown at the Göteborg International Film Festival, and later at other international film festivals including Seattle International Film Festival (2013), Chicago International Film Festival and FESPACO.