Djo Tunda wa Munga was born in 1972 in Kinshasa, DR Congo where he
spent his childhood. At the age of 10 he left for Belgium. He studied
art school. Later he joined the National Film School of Belgium, INSAS.
After completing his studies he returned to Kinshasa where he worked as
producer and assistant director for various international TV production
(BBC, ARTE, DRTV2).
He produced Congo in Four Acts which was successful as both a training
and a production project. He was named the African trailblazer 2010 for
MIPTV. His debut feature, VIVA RIVA! premiered at Toronto and Berlin to
positive notices from critics and awards bodies alike. It won 6 African
movie awards, an MTV award for best African film and has sold widely
internationally (US, UK, Australia, France, Germany...)
In 2012, Djo founded his UK-based company to develop international
projects and create content for a global market.