Yves Montand Niyongabo

Yves Montand Niyongabo is a Rwandan film director.

Background
Yves was born and raised in Burundi. He later moved to Rwanda where he quit law for film making. He has worked as a production coordinator for the 2017 film Munyurangabo. In 2010 Yves was selected for a film workshop organized by CPH:Dox in Denmark.

Filmography

 * Maibobo - 2010.
 * Slim Land - 2012
 * Giti – Paradise in Hell - 2014
 * The Invincible - 2014
 * Munyurangabo - 2017

Awards

 * Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) Prize, 2013.
 * Goethe Institut, Best Scriptwriter Award, 2013.