Biographies:
Ganza Buroko
Originally from the Kivu region, in DRC, Ganza Buroko has a diploma in engineering and has had several trainings in arts and culture. He did his residence at the Tervuren museum, in Belgium, working on a memoire of his town (Goma) and on the issue of representation
through colonial films. He helps set up and coordinate artistic, cultural and cinematographic projects in his country. He is currently the coordinator of Yole! Africa (
www.yoleafrica.org) and the Congo International
Film Festival, CIFF in Goma DRC. In addition, Ganza is based in Burkina Faso and works as the regional director of Social Innovations Laboratories - focused on the education, culture, employability and civic engagement of youth in West Africa (7 countries).
Through his engagement, he fights the oppressive status quo with creativity, disposition and high ethical norms. He promotes peace and the ideals of social justice.
Bernadette Vivuya
Originally from Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Bernadette Vivuya is a journalist and film-maker. She works on human rights, the environment and the exploitation of raw materials. She is particularly interested in subjects concerning
the resilience of the population in his region, which has been affected by many conflicts.Through her work, she highlights the energy of ordinary citizens to build a new Congo, while denouncing the obstacles to development. She is keen to show this reality
as it is perceived by Congolese, according to their symbols, traditions and cultural reference. She has received several awards and recognition for her work as a journalist (Michael Elliott Award 2021) and director (Best Documentary Award, Kinshasa Film Festival).
Mag.a art Mariama Diallo
Born 14.9.1989 in Kamsar, Guinea. Mariama Diallo is an activist and pan-african artist, fotographer and performer. She studied Contextual Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. In her artistic practice she focusses on the analysis of racist body politics
which she confronts with empowering counter conceptions. She is also researching about historical narratives and diaspora studies. She is part of the Schwabingrad Ballett/Arrivati collective in Hamburg.
Lia Kastiyo-Spinósa
Caribbean artist, editor, cultural producer, but not only. Lia is a member of the editorial team of Migrazine. Online Magazine by Migrant Women for Everyone, and Coordinator of the Cultural Area of maiz. Self-organisation by and for migrant women in Linz. She
studies in the Contextual Painting class and is a student assistant for Postcolonial Studies (2023-2024).