Welket Bungué is a Berlin-based actor, born in Guinea-Bissau in 1988. His cross-cultural artistry is influenced by anti-colonial and Afrocentric perspectives, leveraging one's natural skills to inspire human growth and potential.
Welket Bungué is a Berlin-based actor, born in Guinea-Bissau in 1988. His cross-cultural education from Africa, Europe, and Brazil made him into a cross-national, multi-talented artist. He is co-founder of the production company KUSSA, holds a degree in Theater Acting (ESTC / Lisbon) and a postgraduate degree in Performance Art (UniRio / Brazil). In 2023 Welket was an ambassador for the Face to Face with German Films Campaign as a filmmaker and actor.
Welket's artistry is influenced by anti-colonial and Afrocentric perspectives, leveraging one's natural skills to inspire human growth and potential. His films compose an ecosystem of creative freedom, an invitation to cast off from old hardened narratives and into a space of thinking, resilience, and cross-border identity. Like a body in transit, his commitment to the storytelling art holds the belief of a future in which we can dialogue and find one another. Welket is an artist featured by the Arsenal - Institute for Film and Video Art (Berlin), and since 2021 his films are part of the institution's collection.
Welket's films have circulated internationally through numerous film festivals such as Berlinale, ABFF (USA), Africlap (France), Zanzibar IFF, Afrikamera (Berlin), BFI London and Sheffield DocFest (UK), IndieLisboa, DocLisboa, Curta Cinema IFF (RJ, Brazil), as well as the Stockholm Dansfilmfestival. Welket repertoire on filmmaking reunites more than 25 creations, including the short film titles Calling Cabral, Mudança, Jah Intervention, I am Not Pilatus, Arriaga, and Bastien.
As an actor, Welket has been featured in over 40 films and series, including Marcelo Caetano's highly acclaimed coming-of-age drama Body Electric, Marcelo Gomes' historical drama Joaquim, and Laís Bodanzky's Pedro, Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea. Welket starred alongside actors Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux, and Kristen Stewart in David Cronenberg's film Crimes of the Future, which debuted at the Cannes Film Festival in 2022.
In 2020, Welket starred in Burhan Qurbani's new version of Berlin Alexanderplatz, where his performance earned him a "Silver Bear" nomination at the Berlin International Film Festival, a "Best Lead Actor" nomination at the LOLA Awards of the German Film Academy (equivalent to the OSCARS), and the Aluminum Horse Award for "Best Actor" at the Stockholm International Film Festival.
In 2022, he took part of the International Jury of Ghent IFF, chaired by the British director Clio Barnard (The Selfish Giant) amongst Daniel Hart (A Ghost Story, The Green Knight), Georgian director Alexandre Koberidze (What Do We See When We Look At The Sky), Nico Leunen (Ad Astra, Beautiful Boy, The Broken Circle Breakdown). He also took part of the International Jury of São Paulo IFF 2023, chaired by the Serbian director Emir Kusturica, amongst the Berlinale Artistic Director Mariëtte Rissenbeek, Lenny Abrahamson (Frank, Room, Normal People) and Enrica Fico Antonioni.
In June 2022, Welket released his first book 'Corpo Periférico' on the Amazon platform, it's an autobiographical essay on auteur filmmaking based on the eponymous concept of "self-portraying cinema".
YAFMA Competition (Young African Film Makers Award)
The Settler
XXVI Afrika Filmfestival
Leuven
2024
Official Selection
Mesocosms
10ª MUESTRA INTERNACIONAL DE VIDEONARRACIÓN A/R/TOGRÁFICA
Granada
2024
Official Selection
Mesocosms
Festival de Cine Amazonia del Plata
Tigre, Buenos Aires
2024
Official Selection
Mesocosms
Experimental Brasil
Campos Dos Goytacazes, Rio De Janeiro
2024
Official Selection
Mesocosms
11th International Video Poetry Festival
Pireos, Athens
2024
Official Selection
The Settler
Mostra Poesia Cinética de Cine Experimental
Rio de Janeiro
2023
Official Selection - International Competition
Mesocosms
5th Quibdó Africa Film Festival
Quibdó
2023
Official Selection
Mesocosms
IV GRIOT - MOSTRA COMPETITIVA DE CURTAS BRASILEIROS
Curitiba
2023
Official Selection - International Poetry Film Competition
Mesocosms
20th ZEBRA Poetry Film Festival
Berlin
2023
Official Selection
Calling Cabral
6th Blue Danube Film Festival
Vienna - Austria, Budapest - Hungary, Bratislava - Slovakia
2023
Best Documentary Short Film
Calling Cabral
Portuguese Film Academy - SOPHIA Awards 2023 | NOMINEE
Lisbon
2023
Official Selection - Outros Olhares
INDIGINATU
XXVIII edição do festival Caminhos do Cinema Português
Coimbra
2022
Official Selection
INDIGINATU
15th 'Encontro de Cinema Negro Zózimo Bulbul Brasil, África e outras Diásporas
Rio de Janeiro
2022
Official Selection
INDIGINATU
KUGOMA - Mozambique Cinema Forum
Maputo
2022
Curated by Rachel Korman
INDIGINATU
'AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE' VideoBrasil & FUSO Festival
Curitiba
2022
Official Selection
INDIGINATU
ARTS x SDGS Online Festival
New York City
2022
Official Selection
INDIGINATU
IV Festival de Cine Amazonía del Plata
Quilmes / Tigre
2022
Official Selection
Calling Cabral
Luanda International Pan African Film Festival (LUANDA PAFF)
Luanda
2022
Official Selection
Calling Cabral
Batumi International Short Film Festival ,, LemON"
2022
Official Selection
Calling Cabral
14º LOBO FEST - Festival Internacional de Filmes
Brasília
2022
Official Selection - Filmes Decoloniais
Calling Cabral
24º FestCurtasBH – Festival Internacional de Curtas de Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte, MG
2022
Official Selection
Calling Cabral
14th International African Film Festival in Argentina (FICAA)
Buenos Aires
2022
Official Selection
Calling Cabral
KUGOMA - Mozambique Cinema Forum
Maputo
2022
Official Selection
Calling Cabral
Mostra de Cinemas Africanos
São Paulo, & Curitiba
2022
"Authors Society - Portuguese Competition Jury Award"
Calling Cabral
20th Doclisboa International Film Festival | AWARDED
Lisboa
2022
"Best Documentary Director"
Calling Cabral
Quibdó Africa Film Festival | AWARDED
Quibdó
2022
"Jury Special Mention" for Best Short Film
Calling Cabral
Sheffield DocFest | AWARDED
Sheffield, England
2022
Official Selection
URUBU IS THE UNKNOWN FRIEND
KUGOMA - Mozambique Cinema Forum (To Be Announced)
Maputo
2022
Official Selection - International Competition
URUBU IS THE UNKNOWN FRIEND
FENDA - Festival Experimental de Artes Fílmicas
Belo Horizonte, MINAS GERAIS
2022
Official Selection
cacheu CUNTUM
7th Annual Afrikana Independent Film Festival
Richmond, VA
2022
Official Selection - International Competition
cacheu CUNTUM
VI FestCine - Festival Intl. de Cinema de Poços de Caldas
Minas Gerais
2022
Official Selection
cacheu CUNTUM
16th International Short & Independent Film Festival, Dhaka 2022
Dhaka
2022
Official Selection
UPHEAVAL
20º dança em foco - Festival Internacional de Vídeo & Dança
Rio de Janeiro
2022
Official Selection
UPHEAVAL
19th Afrika Film Festival Köln
Köln
2022
Official Selection
UPHEAVAL
RTF Realtime International Film Festival
Lagos
2022
Official Selection
UPHEAVAL
KUGOMA - Mozambique Cinema Forum
Maputo
2022
Curated by Grupo EDUCAR
UPHEAVAL
CinEXU 2022
Lisboa
2022
Official Selection
UPHEAVAL
16th International Short & Independent Film Festival, Dhaka 2022
Dhaka
2022
Official Selection - Corpos Políticos
BUSTAGATE
VI Festival Política
Lisboa
2022
Official Selection
Metalheart
VEM - Videoarte Em Movimento
Madrid, Lisbon, Elvas
2022
Curated by Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema
Jah Intervention
Screendances for a Diverse World
London
2022
Official Selection
ARRIAGA
18th Festival Transterritorial de Cine Underground
Tigre, Provincia de Buenos Aires
2022
Official Selection
ARRIAGA
14th International African Film Festival in Argentina (FICAA)
Buenos Aires
2022
Official Selection - Outros Olhares
URUBU IS THE UNKNOWN FRIEND
27th Caminhos do Cinema Português IFF
Coimbra
2021
Official Selection
URUBU IS THE UNKNOWN FRIEND
14th Festival Internacional de Cine Africano de Argentina - FICAA
Buenos Aires
2021
Official Selection - Curated by Lecco França
cacheu CUNTUM
6ª EGBE - Mostra de Cinema Negro de Sergipe
Sergipe
2021
Official Selection
cacheu CUNTUM
Bissau Film Meeting - 1st Edition
Bissau
2021
Official Selection
cacheu CUNTUM
7th Super 9 Mobile Film Fest
2021
Official Selection
cacheu CUNTUM
9th Leiria Film Fest
Leiria
2021
Official Selection
cacheu CUNTUM
14º Encontro de Cinema Negro Zózimo Bulbul
Rio de Janeiro
2021
Mostra Artista Convidado Welket Bungué
cacheu CUNTUM
14th Cine Esquema Novo – Arte Audiovisual Brasileira
Porto Alegre
2021
"BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT"
cacheu CUNTUM
5th African Smartphone International Film Festival - ASIFF | AWARDED
Lekki, LAGOS
2021
Official Selection - African Vanguards
UPHEAVAL
13th Festival Internacional de Cina de Cali - FICCALI
Cali
2021
Official Selection
UPHEAVAL
21st Afrykamera African Film Festival
Warsaw, Kraków
2021
Official Selection - Outros Olhares
UPHEAVAL
27th Caminhos do Cinema Português IFF
Coimbra
2021
Official Selection - Cinema Falado
UPHEAVAL
8th Porto/Post/Doc Film & Media Festival
Porto
2021
Official Selection - World Showcase
UPHEAVAL
25th American Black Film Festival - ABFF
Miami, FL
2021
Official Selection - Grand Prize Best Short Film
UPHEAVAL
14th Festival Internacional de Cine Africano de Argentina - FICAA |AWARDED
Buenos Aires
2021
Official Selection
UPHEAVAL
17th Panorama Internacional Coisa de Cinema
Salvador, BAHIA
2021
Jury's Special Prize - Afrika Shorts
UPHEAVAL
16th ARICA Festival de Películas Nativas | AWARDED
Arica
2021
Official Selection
UPHEAVAL
12th Silicon Valley African Film Festival
San Jose, CALIFORNIA
2021
Official Selection
UPHEAVAL
6th Annual Afrikana Independent Film Festival
Richmond, VIRGINIA
2021
Official Selection
UPHEAVAL
3rd Quibdó Africa Film Festival
Pointe-Noire
2021
Official Selection
UPHEAVAL
18th IndieLisboa IFF
Lisboa
2021
Mostra Artista Convidado Welket Bungué
UPHEAVAL
14th Cine Esquema Novo – Arte Audiovisual Brasileira
Porto Alegre
2021
Official Selection - "Diaspora" Competition
UPHEAVAL
10th Luxor African Film Festival
Luxor
2021
Official Selection
UPHEAVAL
37th Short Film Festival Hamburg
Hamburg
2021
Official Selection
UPHEAVAL
65th BFI London Film Festival
London
2021
Official Selection - Forum Expanded
UPHEAVAL
71st Berlin Intl. Film Fest - Berlinale
Berlin
2021
DEBAT.E.S Section | Official Selection
PERIPHERAL WORKOUT
IV FILM.E.S – CINE LUSO ESPIRITO MUNDO
Brussels
2021
Olhares Periféricos - MIMB 2021
PERIPHERAL WORKOUT
Edição Especial - Mostra Itinerante de Cinemas Negros Mahomed Bamba
Salvador, BAHIA
2021
Seleção Oficial
PERIPHERAL WORKOUT
SESSOM . Ponto de Escuta | Mostra de cinema-sonoro
Rio de Janeiro
2021
Mostra Artista Convidado Welket Bungué
PERIPHERAL WORKOUT
14th Cine Esquema Novo – Arte Audiovisual Brasileira
Porto Alegre
2021
Official Selection
PERIPHERAL WORKOUT
IV Mostra Itinerante de Cinemas Negros - Mahomed Bamba
Salvador
2021
Memória: Performatividades Entre-Tempos
PERIPHERAL WORKOUT
Mostra de Cinemas Africanos 2021
2021
Venue DocLisboa IFF, Curated by SOS Racismo
PERIPHERAL WORKOUT
Mostra "O Cinema para uma luta Anti-racista"
Lisboa
2021
Official Selection
PERIPHERAL WORKOUT
23º Festival de Cinema Luso-Brasileiro
Santa Maria da Feira
2021
Official Selection
BUSTAGATE
Djarfogo International Film Festival - DIFF 2021
Fogo Island
2021
Mostra Artista Convidado Welket Bungué
BUSTAGATE
14th Cine Esquema Novo – Arte Audiovisual Brasileira
Porto Alegre
2021
Curated by Instituto Camões
Metalheart
Open Call - FUSO 2020 in Vigo
Vigo
2021
Curated by Rachel Korman
Metalheart
Open Call - FUSO 2020 in Algés
Lisboa
2021
Official Selection - Curated by Aurora Negra
Metalheart
KILOMBO 2021
Lisboa
2021
Official Selection
Jah Intervention
Mostra Corpo-Imagem-Movimento by CRDançaBH
Belo Horizonte
2021
Curated by Catarina Boieiro & Raquel Schefer
Jah Intervention
INVISIBLE WOMEN, PART 1 | Programa EXCEL & Royal Cineclube
Lisboa
2021
"In Contact: The Politics of Moving Bodies" Master Class by Welket Bungué
Jah Intervention
71st Berlinale - Berlinale Talents
Berlin
2021
“Cinema & Periférico” Master Class com Welket Bungué
Jah Intervention
IV Mostra Ousmane Sembène
Salvador
2021
Secção "Gritos e Fabulações de cura"
Jah Intervention
Mostra Semana de Cinema Negro de Belo Horizonte 2021
Belo Horizonte
2021
DEBAT.E.S Section | Official Selection
I AM NOT PILATUS
IV FILM.E.S – CINE LUSO ESPIRITO MUNDO
Brussels
2021
CINEVAGA | Official Selection
I AM NOT PILATUS
III VAGA - Mostra de Artes e Ideias
Porto
2021
Curated by Joana Sousa & Miguel Ribeiro
I AM NOT PILATUS
12ª Edición del Festival CineMigrante
Buenos Aires
2021
Foco Democracia e Antirracismo
ARRIAGA
2ª Mostra Taturana de Cinema
Lisboa
2021
Curated by Arte Institute
ARRIAGA
Portuguese Speaking Countries Short Film Festival 2021
Funchal
2021
Mostra Artista Convidado Welket Bungué
BUÔN
14th Cine Esquema Novo – Arte Audiovisual Brasileira
Porto Alegre
2021
Foco Democracia e Antirracismo
BASTIEN
2ª Mostra Taturana de Cinema
Lisboa
2021
Curated by Arte Institute
BASTIEN
Portuguese Speaking Countries Short Film Festival 2021
Funchal
2021
Official Selection
PERIPHERAL WORKOUT
13th Encontro de Cinema Negro Zózimo Bulbul: Brasil, África, Caribe e Outras Diásporas
Rio de Janeiro
2020
Official Selection
PERIPHERAL WORKOUT
11th KUGOMA Film Forum Mozambique
Maputo
2020
BEST DOCUMENTARY Award
BUSTAGATE
4th African Smartphone International Film Festival | Winner BEST DOCUMENTARY
Lagos
2020
Official Selection - Outros Olhares
BUSTAGATE
26th CAMINHOS Festival do Cinema Português
Coimbra
2020
'Estruturar o Tempo' curated by Jean-François Chougnet
Metalheart
II FUSO INSULAR 2020
Ilha de São Miguel (Azores Island)
2020
Official Selection
Metalheart
XII FUSO - Anual de Videoarte Internacional de Lisboa
Lisboa
2020
Official Selection - YAFMA Competition
Metalheart
XXIV Afrika Filmfestival
Leuven
2020
Official Selection
Jah Intervention
18th Online Performance Art Festival
2020
Cine Esquema Novo de Janelas Abertas – Arte Audiovisual Brasileira 2020
Jah Intervention
Cine Esquema Novo de Janelas Abertas 2020
Berlin
2020
MOSTRA Welket Bungué
Jah Intervention
14th CineBH International Film Festival
Belo Horizonte
2020
Official Selection
Jah Intervention
13th Mirrors and Mirages - African Film Series
2020
Official Selection - "Europe Is Not My Center" Section
Jah Intervention
Mostra Curta Diáspora – Of Color Tv
Rio de Janeiro
2020
Official Selection
Jah Intervention
Screen.Dance Film Festival 2020
Edinburgh, SCOTLAND
2020
Official Selection
Jah Intervention
8th Choreoscope Intl.l Dance Film Festival Barcelona
Barcelona
2020
Official Selection
Jah Intervention
Moovy Tanzfilmfestival 2020
Köln
2020
Official Selection
Jah Intervention
VI Greensboro Dance Film Festival
Greensboro
2020
Official Selection
Jah Intervention
13th Encontro de Cinema Negro Zózimo Bulbul: Brasil, África, Caribe e Outras Diásporas
Rio de Janeiro
2020
Official Selection
Jah Intervention
17th Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema
Colorado
2020
Official Selection
Jah Intervention
7th MIRA - Festival De Cine Latinoamericano Independiente
Bonn
2020
SPECIAL MENTION Prize
Jah Intervention
Screen.Dance Film Festival 2020 | SPECIAL MENTION Prize
Edinburgh, SCOTLAND
2020
Ciclo “Palavras contra o Racismo”
I AM NOT PILATUS
Fundação José Saramago 2020
Lisboa
2020
Opening Movie
I AM NOT PILATUS
XII MICAR – Mostra Internacional de Cinema Anti Racista
Porto
2020
MOSTRA Welket Bungué
I AM NOT PILATUS
14th CineBH International Film Festival
Belo Horizonte
2020
Official Selection
I AM NOT PILATUS
XIV Two Riversides Film and Art Festival
Warsaw
2020
Official Selection - Movilidad Humana Y Migración
I AM NOT PILATUS
IX MICGénero International Film Festival
Mexico City
2020
Official Selection - National Competition
I AM NOT PILATUS
Shortcutz Ovar 2020
Ovar
2020
Official Selection
I AM NOT PILATUS
IV Política Film Festival
Lisboa, Braga, Évora
2020
Official Selection
ARRIAGA
XI Silicon Valley African Film Festival
San Jose, CALIFORNIA
2020
Official Selection
ARRIAGA
II Quibdó África Film Festival
la Yesquita, Quibdó
2020
Official Selection
ARRIAGA
IV LEGACY The Film Club Toronto
Toronto
2020
Official Selection
ARRIAGA
FCCPLP - Portuguese Speaking Countries Short Film Festival 2020
Montreal
2020
Official Selection
ARRIAGA
Urban Audiovisual Festival 2020
Lisboa
2020
Official Selection - National Competition
ARRIAGA
Shortcutz Ovar 2020
Ovar
2020
Special Selection - Cinemax Section
ARRIAGA
Leiria Film Festival 2020
Leiria
2020
“Nomeado” Melhor Curta-Metragem de Ficção
ARRIAGA
Prémios Sophia da Academia Portuguesa de Cinema 2020
Lisboa
2020
Official Selection
ARRIAGA
REALTIME INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - Remote Edition 2020
Ikeja
2020
MOSTRA Welket Bungué
BUÔN
14th CineBH International Film Festival
Belo Horizonte
2020
Special Selection - Cinemax Section
BASTIEN
Leiria Film Festival 2020
Leiria
2020
Official Selection - International Competition
Jah Intervention
IMAJITARI - International Dance Film Festival'19
Jakarta
2019
Official Selection
Jah Intervention
InShadow - Lisbon Screen Dance Festival'19
Lisbon
2019
Backstage Spuntino Section
Jah Intervention
Festival CinemaZERO 2019
Trento
2019
Official Selection
Jah Intervention
II Mostra Negritude Infinita
Fortaleza
2019
Official Selection
Jah Intervention
IV FIORENZO SERRA FILM FESTIVAL
Sassari
2019
Official Selection
Jah Intervention
YMOTION'19 - Festival e Mostra de Cinema Jovem de Famalicão
Famalicão
2019
Official Selection
Jah Intervention
Cine Esquema Novo 2019 - Arte Audiovisual Brasileira
Porto Alegre
2019
Official Selection
Jah Intervention
II Mostra de Cinemas Negros Brasileiros
Curitiba
2019
Official Selection
Jah Intervention
II Mostra Itinerante de Cinemas Negros - Mahomed Bamba
Salvador da Bahia
2019
Official Selection
Jah Intervention
XIV Afrykamera Festival
Warsaw, Kraków
2019
Official Selection - Panorama Carioca
Jah Intervention
XXIX Festival Internacional de Curtas do Rio de Janeiro – Curta Cinema
Rio de Janeiro
2019
Official Selection
Jah Intervention
Lagos Fringe 2019
Lagos
2019
Official Selection
Jah Intervention
Stockholm Dansfilmfestival 2019
Stockholm
2019
Official Selection
I AM NOT PILATUS
III African Smartphone International Film Festival
Lagos
2019
Official Selection
I AM NOT PILATUS
III Mostra Ousmane Sembène de Cinema
Bahia, Salvador da Bahia
2019
Official Selection - International Competition
I AM NOT PILATUS
XVII DocLisboa International Documentary Film Festival
Lisbon
2019
KUGOMA Section
ARRIAGA
Plateau - Festival Internacional de Cinema'19
Cidade da Praia
2019
Official Selection
ARRIAGA
AFRIKAMERA 2019
Berlin
2019
Official Selection
ARRIAGA
X KUGOMA Mozambique Film Forum
Maputo
2019
Official Selection
ARRIAGA
XVI FIKE - Festival Internacional de Curtas Metragens de Évora
Évora
2019
Official Selection
ARRIAGA
ANARCHY FILM FESTIVAL 2019
Lisbon
2019
Official Selection
ARRIAGA
Official Selection - Prize António Loja Neves 2019
2019
National Short Film Competition
ARRIAGA
Official Selection - IndieLisboa International Film Festival 2019
Lisbon
2019
Official Selection
BUÔN
X KUGOMA Mozambique Film Forum
Maputo
2019
Official Selection
BUÔN
II Mostra Itinerante de Cinemas Negros - Mohamed Bamba
Salvador da Bahia
2019
Official Selection - International Competition
BASTIEN
KUGOMA Mozambique Film Forum 2019
Maputo
2019
Official Selection - International Competition
BASTIEN
28º Festival Internacional de Curtas-Metragens de São Paulo – Mostra de Curtas CPLP curated by the New York & Portuguese Short Film Festival 2017
São Paulo
2017
Official Selection
BUÔN
Shortcutz Viseu
Viseu
2016
Official Selection
BUÔN
Shortcutz Lisboa
Lisboa
2016
Official Selection - National Competition
BASTIEN
Avanca Int'l Film Festival 2016
Avanca
2016
Fundo de Apoio a curtas-metragens 2020
Prima and Lebsi
Fundação GDA - Programa de Apoio a curtas-metragens 2020
Lisboa
Atribuído pelo júri composto por Markus Duffner, Philip Ilson, Rita Braga Organizado por IndieLisboa, agregado aos parceiros Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Digital Mix Música, Fundação GDA, Portugal Film e The Yellow Color
Prima and Lebsi
Fundo de Apoio ao Cinema 2023 - 9ª Edição
Lisboa
Official Selection - YAFMA Documentary Competition
Metalheart
Nominated YOUNG AFRICAN FILM MAKERS AWARD 2020
Leuven
EDP/MAAT Foundation Acquisition Award | Grand Jury Prize
Metalheart
XII FUSO 2020 | EDP/MAAT Foundation Acquisition Award
Lisboa
Official Selection
I AM NOT PILATUS
VIII KOVA M FESTIVAL - IV Mostra Internacional de Cinema na Cova 2019
Lisboa
Official Selection
ARRIAGA
XIII Pentedattilo Film Festival
Reggio Calabria
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN AWARD
ARRIAGA
RTF - Remote Edition 2020 | AWARD WINNER
Official Selection
BUÔN
São Tomé Fest Film 2015
São Tomé
Official Selection
BUÔN
Kova M Festival 2017
Lisboa
Official Selection
BUÔN
XIX Avanca Film Festival - 2015
Aveiro
Official Selection
BUÔN
FUSO - International Video Art Festival 2015
Lisbon
'BASTIEN' - “Nomeado” Melhor Curta-Metragem de Ficção
BASTIEN
Prémios Sophia da Academia Portuguesa de Cinema 2017
Lisbon
Welket Bungué - “Nomeado” Melhor Ator em Curta-Metragem de Ficção
BASTIEN
PRÉMIOS CINEUPHORIA 2017
Official Selection - International Competition
BASTIEN
Espelhos D'África - Mostra de Cinema Africano 2019
Salvador da Bahia
Official Selection - Curated by Arte Institute
BASTIEN
Festival de Curtas-metragens dos Países da Lusofonia 2018
Official Selection - Cinemax Section
BASTIEN
Leiria Film Festival 2018
Leiria
Official Selection - YAFMA Documentary Competition
BASTIEN
Nominated YOUNG AFRICAN FILM MAKERS AWARD 2018
Leuven
Official Selection - Yafma Competition
BASTIEN
Afrika Filmfestival 2018
Leuven
Official Selection - International Competition
BASTIEN
KOVA M Festival - Festival Int'l de Cinema da Cova 2017
Lisbon
Official Selection - International Competition
BASTIEN
10' Encontro de Cinema Negro Zózimo Bulbul 2017
Rio de Janeiro
Official Selection - International Competition
BASTIEN
Africlap Festival des Cinémas d'Afrique de Toulouse 2017
Toulouse
Official Selection
BASTIEN
Shortcutz Lisboa (2017)
Lisbon
Welket Bungué - "Winner" Best Director's First Filme
BASTIEN
The Shortcutz Awards 2017
Ovar
Official Selection
BASTIEN
Shortcutz Ovar (2017)
Ovar
Official Selection
BASTIEN
Shortcutz Viseu (2017)
Viseu
Welket Bungué - "Winner" Best Actor
BASTIEN
The Shortcutz Awards 2017
Viseu
Official Selection
BASTIEN
São Tomé Fest Film 2017
São Tomé
Official Selection
BASTIEN
ZIFF - Zanzibar Int'l Film Festival 2017
Zanzibar
Official Selection - International Competition
BASTIEN
Festival Internacional de Cinema Visões Periféricas 2017
Rio de Janeiro
College
Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema
Degree in Theater - Actors Branch (Lisbon, Portugal)
20092012
College
UNIRIO - Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Performance Arts (Brazil)
20122013
Birth Date
February 7, 1988
Nickname
Welket Bungué
Birth City
Xitole (Guinea-Bissau)
Current City
Berlin
Height
186cm
Gender
Male
Zodiac Sign
Aquarius
Permanent Member of the Portuguese Academy of Cinema since 2015.
Member of the Deutsche Filmakademie since 2020.
In 2020 Welket stars Franz Biberkopf in 'Berlin Alexanderplatz', directed by Burhan Qurbani, which lead him to a nomination as “Best Male Lead” at the LOLA awards of the German Film Academy (Deutscher Filmpreis).
Awarded with the “Aluminum Horse Prize” for “Best Actor” at the Stockholm Intl. Film Festival 2020.
Awarded with the "MAAT Grand Prize - FUSO Intl. Festival of Video Art of Lisbon" with his film 'Metalheart'.
Filmmaker Ambassador of the 2023 Campaign Face to Face with German Films.
Welket Bungué is a Berlin-based actor, born in Guinea-Bissau in 1988. His cross-cultural artistry is influenced by anti-colonial and Afrocentric perspectives, leveraging one's natural skills to inspire human growth and potential.
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