Josza Anjembe

Josza Anjembé (born 1982), is a French filmmaker as well as a screenwriter and journalist of Cameroonian descent. She has made several critically acclaimed short films including Le bleu blanc rouge de mes cheveux and Baltringue.

Personal life She was born in 1982 in Paris, France, to a Cameroonian father, a roofer; and French mother who is a nurse. Josza has a twin brother. She grew up in Bondy until age 7 and then moved to Les Lilas, Seine-Saint-Denis in the towns of Pantin and Pré-Saint-Gervais.

Career After her baccalauréat (ES section), Josza obtained a master's degree in 2004 in Communication at the University of Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint-Denis. From 2004, Josza worked as a journalist for TF1 and then for France 5 and France 2 television channels. Between 2009 and 2011, she was an image reporter for the Africa 24 television channel. In 2011, Josza produced the documentary, Massage à la camerounaise. The film is selected by the Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels (FIPA festival of Biarritz), as well as that of Montreal and Créteil. The film received international critical acclaim and received more than 37 awards in over 170 film festivals and was nominated for the French Oscars (Les César du Cinéma). The film was selected in the category "Best short film" at César Awards. The film was shot for seven days in Rennes in September 2015 with a budget of 100,000 euros. She also composed and performed the music for the end credits as well.

In 2017, she continued to work as a journalist, notably for Canal + Afrique. Then in the same year, she became a member of the Paris Virtual Film Festival and festival of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux. Apart from film making, Josza also conducts lessons at the Miroir school, at Le Bal-La fabrique du regard, and at Centres d'Entrainement aux Méthodes d'Education Active (CÉMÉA).

Awards and accolades HP Bridging the Borders Award at Palm Springs International Short Film Festival 2017 – The Blue White Red of My Hair Jury Prize at Louvain International Short Film Festival 2018 – The Blue White Red of My Hair