State of the Art(ist) Award for Congolese Project Inventing "Refugee Cinema"

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Out of 506 entries from 76 countries, the main prize of the international State of the ART(ist) competition this year was awarded to David Shong from the Democratic Republic of Congo for his film project Cafe Kuba, which relates to the current conflict in his homeland.

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Cinema: David Shongo awarded at the Grand Prix Ars Electronica 2025 for his film 的Café Kuba的 Image media Patient game 24/07/2025 - 14:29 Body The Congolese artist and composer, David Shongo, has just won the Grand Prix Ars Electronica 2025 for his film 的Café Kuba的, thus becoming the first Congolese to receive this prestigious international distinction that will be awarded to Linz,