Raimundo Bernabé Nnandong

Raimundo Bernabé Nnandong
Born
Raymundo Bernabé Nnandong Nchama Russo

1991
Equatorial Guinea
NationalityEquatoguinean
Occupation(s)Director, Actor, Producer, Screenwriter
Years active2008–present

Raymundo Bernabé Nnandong Nchama Russo (born 1991), is an Equatoguinean filmmaker, actor, producer, and screenwriter.[1][2] He is best known for directing the award-winning 2020 documentary film Manoliño Nguema.[3][unreliable source?] He is also a member of the CEID board of directors in charge of Youth, Social Action and Communication.[4]

Personal life

He was born in 1991 in a small town in Equatorial Guinea.[5] He later grew up in Bata, the capital.[6]

Career

In 2008, he started drama and theatre from the Spanish Cultural Centers in Bata and Malabo. He then joined the Ecuadorian and Guinean Cultural Center and the French Expression Institute (ICEF) to excel his artistic career. During his studies, he acted in many short films. Then in 2011, he co-directed the film Le Rendez-vous, La Cita (2011). His maiden cinema direction came in 2015 with the short film “Aricó Caliente.” He later won the Ceiba Award for the film as well.[7] His best known and most awarded work is the short film “Aricó Caliente”, which was presented at the African Film Festival of Tarifa and Tangier (FCAT) in 2016.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "De África a Ourense: memorias de una conexión imperecedera con Guinea Ecuatorial". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 10 July 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  2. ^ Madrid, Ayuntamiento de. "Dos mundos que se tocan". www.madridcultura.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Raimundo Nnandong". Birdlike (in German). Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Ultima hora: el director de cine Raimundo Bernabé Nnandong ha sido puesto en libertad.: asodeguesegundaetapa.org" (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Africiné - Perspectives d'un cinéma en Guinée équatoriale". Africiné (in French). Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Raimundo Bernabé Nnandong – FCAT – Festival de Cine Africano de Tarifa". cineafricano.fcat.es. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  7. ^ "SPLA: Raimundo Bernabé Nnandong". Spla. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Detienen en Bata a Raimundo Bernabé Nnandong, Russo, director de cine y directivo de CEIDGE" [Raimundo Bernabé Nnandong, Russo, film director and director of CEIDGE, arrested in Bata.]. asodeguesegundaetapa.org (in Spanish). 15 November 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Second Casa África Film Festival". Casafrica. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2021.