Lyse Nsengiyumva

Southern Africa-Locarno Industry Academy 2021

Lyse Ishimwe Nsengiyumva is a film curator and photographer. Lyse is currently based in Belgium where she founded Recognition in 2016. Recognition is a Brussels-based initiative with the aim of increasing the visibility of African and African diaspora art, literature and culture via community-based film screenings. In her work for this project, Lyse curates a film program that takes place at art and cultural spaces in various cities across Europe. Lyse currently works at IFFR as a programmer for Features & Short films. Previously, she was a film consultant for the Berlinale Forum.

Email: recognitionbxl@gmail.com / l.nsengiyumva@iffr.com