{"id":52922,"date":"2025-02-10T14:45:50","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T14:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/rwandan-film-minimals-in-a-titanic-world-to-screen-at-berlin-festival\/"},"modified":"2025-02-10T14:31:53","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T14:31:53","slug":"rwandan-film-minimals-in-a-titanic-world-to-screen-at-berlin-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/rwandan-film-minimals-in-a-titanic-world-to-screen-at-berlin-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Rwandan film ‘Minimals in a Titanic World’ to screen at Berlin festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

The film will be shown in the Forum section of the festival, which is scheduled to run from February 13 to 23, 2025.<\/p>\n

Sharangabo told IGIHE that he and a team of about 10 who worked on the film will arrive in Germany on February 12, 2025, a day before the screening. <\/p>\n

He expressed his pride in having his film showcased at Berlinale, marking its official premiere and giving film enthusiasts the opportunity to watch it in theatres afterwards.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am very happy, and what I can tell people is that this will be the film\u2019s first public screening. After this, it will start being shown in different places. It\u2019s a significant step for Rwandan cinema and a result of the daily efforts and struggles we go through. I\u2019m grateful and appreciate everyone who contributed to making this project successful,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Minimals in a Titanic World is Sharangabo\u2019s first feature film, centred around Anita, a dancer aspiring to turn her passion into a professional career. <\/p>\n

After being imprisoned due to misconduct, Anita returns to a life of performing music and dancing in a nightclub. However, she receives heartbreaking news about the death of her lover, Serge. <\/p>\n

As her friends support her through grief, Anita meets Shema, Serge\u2019s close friend, and the two form a bond that helps her find solace and refocus on building her life as a songwriter. <\/p>\n

Set in contemporary Kigali, the film explores themes of ambition, love, loss, and the struggle of young people trying to achieve their dreams while navigating life\u2019s uncertainties.<\/p>\n

The film features actors Aline Amike, Niyigena \u201cRwasibo Joe\u201d Jean Pierre, Ganza Moise, Nasser Makala, and Alice Amike. <\/p>\n

Key contributors to the film include Samuel Ishimwe Karemangingo and Nasser Naizi, who handled cinematography, while Kivu Ruhorahoza was responsible for editing. The film\u2019s music was composed by Amin Goudarzi, with Amadou Massaer Ndiaye overseeing sound design. Carine Umunyana led the production design, shaping the film\u2019s visual aesthetic. The production team was led by Sharangabo, alongside Samuel Ishimwe Karemangingo, Remy Ryumugabe, Didacienne Nibagwire, Alexander Wadouh, Roxana Richters, and Augustine Moukodi.<\/p>\n

The film was co-produced by Imitana Productions and Iyugi Productions, both based in Kigali, along with Chromosom Film in Berlin and Zili Studios in Yaound\u00e9, Cameroon.<\/p>\n

Sharangabo, the film\u2019s creator, is also the organizer of the Kigali CineJunction Festival, which has been held twice in Rwanda since its launch in 2023.<\/p>\n

The Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale), established in 1951 and held in February since 1978, is widely considered one of the world’s most prestigious film festivals, alongside Cannes and Venice.<\/p>\n

In addition to Berlinale, Minimals in a Titanic World is also competing in the feature film category at the Festival Panafricain du cin\u00e9ma et de la t\u00e9l\u00e9vision de Ouagadougou (FESPACO), which will take place in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, from February 22 to March 1, 2025, for its 29th edition. <\/p>\n

FESPACO is the most prestigious film festival in Africa and has been hosted in Ouagadougou every two years since 1972.<\/p>\n

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A film by Rwandan filmmaker Philbert Aim\u00e9 Mbabazi Sharangabo, Minimals in a Titanic World, is set to screen at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) in Germany.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":2000081450,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-52922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-homenews","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":2000081450,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/minimals.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/minimals.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/minimals.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/minimals.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/minimals.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/minimals.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52922","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\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52922"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52922\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000081450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52922"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=52922"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=52922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}