Joe Njagu is a Zimbabwean filmmaker who produced the first Zimbabwean film to be acquired by Netflix - COOK OFF.

As a director, Joe’s first feature film, LOBOLA, paved the way for a new chapter of independent film-making in Zimbabwe.

His next feature film, THE GENTLEMAN, won him Best Foreign Language Director at the America International Film Festival and Best Film at the NAMA awards in 2012. He has directed several other feature films, including SOMETHING NICE FROM LONDON, ESCAPE, TETE B and THE LETTER. Joe is a YALI alumni and a Mandela Washington Fellow, the flagship program of President Barack Obama's Young African Leadership Initiative.

In 2014, Joe was listed among the top 35 under 35 in Media in Africa by the non-profit Young Professionals in International Affairs.

Joe’s most recent feature NGODA won Best Feature Film at the NAMA Awards 2023 and Joe has been recognised as a “NAMA Legend” for his services to the Zimbabwean film industry.