# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/joel-karekezi
# Generated: 2026-08-14T13:39:31.047Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/joel-karekezi"
name: "Joel Karekezi"
slug: "joel-karekezi"
description: "Joël Karekezi is a Rwandan screenwriter, film director and film producer. His films, such as Imbabazi: The Pardon (2013) and The Mercy of the Jungle (2018), often deal with issues of conflict and war, alongside the possibility of forgiveness and hope. The Mercy of the Jungle's awards include FESPACO's the Etalon d’Or de Yennenga, Best Film and Best Actor at the Africa Movie Academy Awards, Best Screenplay at the Khouribga African Film Festival, and the Jury's Best Feature Narrative Award at the Pan African Film Festival (PAFF)."
tagline: "Rwandan film producer, director and screenwriter"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Karekezi.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Directors"
  slug: "directors"
profileType:
  name: "Movie Director"
  slug: "director"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1985-12-12"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           39.87
  momentum:             4.029850746268657
  historical:           8.803384
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/joel.karekezi"
    handle:    "joel.karekezi"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4851216/"
    handle:    "nm4851216"
sources:
  - url: "https://rw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karekezi_Joel"
    title: "Karekezi Joel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84_%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%83%D8%B2%D9%8A"
    title: "جويل كاريكزي"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%86%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84_%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%B2%D9%89"
    title: "چويل كاريكيزى"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Karekezi"
    title: "Joel Karekezi"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo%C3%ABl_Karekezi"
    title: "Joël Karekezi"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo%C3%ABl_Karekezi"
    title: "Joël Karekezi"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Karekezi"
    title: "Joel Karekezi"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo%C3%ABl_Karekezi"
    title: "Joël Karekezi"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo%C3%ABl_Karekezi"
    title: "Joël Karekezi"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo%C3%ABl_Karekezi"
    title: "Joël Karekezi"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17198214"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1768096"
    title: "Joel Karekezi"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump