Annette Kouamba Matondo

Annette Kouamba Matondo is a film director, journalist and blogger from the Republic of the Congo.^[1][2]

Annette Kouamba Matondo
Nationality	Congolese
Occupation	film director . journalist . blogger

Career

Matondo is editor of La Nouvelle République, a newspaper based in Brazzaville.^[3] Her first film, On n'oublie pas, on pardonne, commemorates the disappearance of 353 refugees in 1999 from the port in Brazzaville.^[3][4] In it the actress Sylvie Dyclos-Pomos writes a play based on the event.^[5] The title uses a phrase associated with Nelson Mandela.^[5] The film was described by film-maker Beti Ellerson as "cathartic".^[6] Her second film, De quoi avons-nous peur? raises awareness of censorship and self-censorship in journalism.^[3] In a third film, Au-delà de la souffrance, she draws attention to the explosion on 4 March 2012 at an ammunition depot in Mpila.^[3]

Filmography

• On n'oublie pas, on pardonne (2010)^[7]
• De quoi avons-nous peur ? (2010)^[3]
• Au-delà de la souffrance (2012)^[3]

Awards

• Best Documentary: De quoi avons-nous peur ? – Tazama Festival Festival (2010)^[8]
• Audience Award: On n'oublie pas, on pardonne – Festival Ciné Sud de Cozes (2011)^[1]