Rwanda is taking part in an international film festival that is presently ongoing in the Burundian capital, Bujumbura.
The festival dubbed Fest cab, which is taking place for the fifth time, started on 29th of April and shall end on 6th of May 2011.
Among Rwandan films to be screened in that film festive include the ‘The Long Coat’ and ‘Mayibobo’, which are directed by Eduard Bamporiki and Yves M Niyongabo respectively.
Burundian Minister of Culture and Youth Jean Jacque Niyongabo said that this year’s festival was more high profiled compared to previous ones.
“We have many renowned actors, who won different awards such as Eddy Munyaneza, and Jean Marie Ndihokubwabo and many others”.
Participants are drawn from several countries including Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, and Kenya, Belgium among others.
The president of Fest cab Leonce Ngabo said that the festival would help participants to discover different cultures and also the history of different countries.
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