{"id":2000117494,"date":"2026-06-29T17:22:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T15:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/?p=2000117494"},"modified":"2026-06-29T17:22:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T15:22:49","slug":"15-rwandan-actors-in-south-korea-for-professional-development-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/15-rwandan-actors-in-south-korea-for-professional-development-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"15 Rwandan actors in South Korea for professional development programme"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The group travelled to South Korea on June 27, 2026, with the training programme officially kicking off on June 28. It is scheduled to run until July 11, 2026, and is taking place in the city of Busan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The initiative forms part of the \u201cCapacity Building for Film and Video Industry in Rwanda\u201d programme, which seeks to enhance the competitiveness of Rwanda\u2019s creative sector through international exposure and professional development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is being implemented through a partnership between the Busan Metropolitan City, Busan Global City Foundation (BGCF), the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), and CIAT. The programme focuses on knowledge exchange and supporting the growth of Rwanda\u2019s film industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participants are engaging in practical and theoretical sessions covering film production, directing, modern audiovisual technologies, industry management, and approaches to building international collaborations within the creative sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Busan, one of South Korea\u2019s leading cultural hubs, is globally known for hosting the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), one of Asia\u2019s most influential film events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The training is expected to contribute to the long-term development of Rwanda\u2019s film industry by equipping practitioners with updated skills, global perspectives, and professional networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A delegation of 15 Rwandan film professionals, including Mugisha Emmanuel, popularly known as Clapton Kibonge, and Antoinette Uwamahoro, widely known as Siperansiya, is currently in South Korea for advanced training aimed at strengthening skills in film and audiovisual production.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2000117495,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[69],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-2000117494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-homehighlights","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":{"id":2000117495,"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/06\/whatsapp_image_2026-06-27_at_17.09_19-8b9a6.jpg","alt":"","caption":"15 Rwandan film actors, including Clapton Kibonge and Siperansiya, are in South Korea for a professional film training programme","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":1000,"height":563,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/06\/whatsapp_image_2026-06-27_at_17.09_19-8b9a6.jpg","width":1000,"height":563},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/06\/whatsapp_image_2026-06-27_at_17.09_19-8b9a6.jpg","width":1000,"height":563},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/06\/whatsapp_image_2026-06-27_at_17.09_19-8b9a6.jpg","width":1000,"height":563},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/06\/whatsapp_image_2026-06-27_at_17.09_19-8b9a6.jpg","width":1000,"height":563},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/06\/whatsapp_image_2026-06-27_at_17.09_19-8b9a6.jpg","width":1000,"height":563}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000117494","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000117494"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000117494\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2000117496,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000117494\/revisions\/2000117496"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000117495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000117494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000117494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000117494"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=2000117494"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=2000117494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}