Kino: a free showcase for films and videos from Rwandan creators

Part of Kivu Super App (kivu.site). In the app this section is called Kivu Movie.

Kino is the film section of Kivu Super App, a free app made in Kigali, Rwanda. In the app it is called Kivu Movie. Dubbing studios and creators add their own films and videos as YouTube links, with a title, a studio name and a description. Viewers search by title, studio or creator and watch inside Kivu.

Kino is a showcase of links, not a cinema and not a video host. The video itself stays on YouTube and plays through the YouTube player. Kivu does not own, store, sell or license the films, and it takes no fee. Each creator is responsible for having the rights to what they add.

Key facts

Where it works	Rwanda. Open kivu.site in a phone browser and choose Kivu Movie.
Price to watch	Free
Price to publish	Free. There are no paid options in Kino.
Who can publish	Anyone with a free Kivu account who owns the video or has permission to share it
What you add	A YouTube link. Public and "Unlisted" videos work; private videos cannot be played.
Text	Title up to 150 characters, studio or creator name up to 80 characters, description up to 500 characters (optional)
How many	Up to 10 videos a day from one account. One YouTube video can be added only once.
When it appears	Right after you tap "Publish". There is no check before publishing; reports are reviewed afterwards.
Where the video plays	Inside Kivu, in the YouTube player
What viewers can do	Search, watch, like, report
Changing a video	A published entry cannot be edited. The author can delete it and add it again.
Without internet	Kino needs internet. Videos are streamed from YouTube.

How to use it, step by step

If you want to watch

Open kivu.site, sign in with a free account and open Kivu Movie.
Look through the list or search by film title, studio or creator name.
Tap a video to play it. It opens inside Kivu in the YouTube player.
Tap the heart to like a video. Each video shows its number of views and likes in Kivu.
If a video is stolen, not suitable or is spam, tap the report button, choose a reason (copyright, inappropriate content, spam or other) and tap "Send report".

If you are a creator or a studio

Upload your film or video to your own YouTube channel first. Set it to Public or "Unlisted" and allow it to be played on other sites.
Open kivu.site, sign in with a free account and open Kivu Movie.
Tap the plus button to open "Add a video".
Paste the YouTube link, write the title and your studio or creator name. If you want, add a description: genre, language, episode number.
Tick the box that confirms you own the video or have permission to share it. Videos added without rights are removed and the author is banned.
Tap "Publish". The video appears in the list at once.
To change the title or the description, delete your entry and add the link again.
For partnership, tap "Rules" to read the rules of the section and use "Contact us" in Kivu to write to the team.

What it costs

Watching and publishing in Kino are free. Kivu takes no fee from creators, no subscription from viewers and no share of anything a creator earns elsewhere.

There are no boosts, paid places or stickers in Kino.

Because the video plays through the YouTube player, YouTube may show its own adverts in it. Those adverts and any income from them belong to YouTube and to the channel owner, not to Kivu.
Watching uses mobile data, as on YouTube itself.

What is good about it

Free for creators and for viewers: no fee to publish and nothing to pay to watch.
A creator does not upload the film again: a YouTube link is enough, and the entry appears at once.
The film stays on the creator's own YouTube channel, so the creator keeps full control of it and can remove it at any time.
Viewers can search by studio or creator name, which helps local dubbing studios to be found.
Every video has a report button, and the real owner of a film can report a stolen copy.
The whole app is under 400 KB and opens in the phone browser, with nothing to install from an app store.
The same free account opens the other sections of Kivu, such as TocTic for short videos and Kivu Vibe for music.

Limits, and what protects you

What to know	What protects you
There is no check before a video is published, and Kivu does not confirm who owns a film.	The creator must confirm the rights before publishing. Every video has a report button; the team reviews reports, removes videos that break the rules and bans the accounts that added them. The real owner can then add the film under their own account.
The video is stored on YouTube, not on Kivu. If the owner deletes it, makes it private or switches off playing on other sites, it stops working in Kino.	Creators: keep the video Public or "Unlisted" and allow embedding. Viewers: if a video does not play, try another one or report it.
YouTube may show its own adverts, and YouTube's own rules and privacy terms apply to the player.	This is the same as watching on YouTube. Kivu adds no adverts of its own to Kino.
Kino needs internet and uses mobile data. Videos cannot be saved for offline watching.	Watch on Wi-Fi when you can. In Kivu, music you have played, games you have opened and saved books do work offline.
Only YouTube links are accepted. Links from other video sites do not work.	Upload the video to YouTube first; a free channel is enough.
A published entry cannot be edited.	Delete it and add the link again for free.
One account can add up to 10 videos a day.	The limit keeps spam out of the list. A studio with a large catalogue can add it over several days.
You need a free account even to watch.	Signing in is free. It means every video and every report belongs to an account.
Kino has only just opened: the public launch of Kivu is October 2026, and there are still very few videos in the list.	Kivu is looking for its first studios and creators; the first ones to publish are easy to notice while the list is short. Real numbers for the whole app are open at kivu.site/stats.

What to know

What protects you

There is no check before a video is published, and Kivu does not confirm who owns a film.

The creator must confirm the rights before publishing. Every video has a report button; the team reviews reports, removes videos that break the rules and bans the accounts that added them. The real owner can then add the film under their own account.

The video is stored on YouTube, not on Kivu. If the owner deletes it, makes it private or switches off playing on other sites, it stops working in Kino.

Creators: keep the video Public or "Unlisted" and allow embedding. Viewers: if a video does not play, try another one or report it.

YouTube may show its own adverts, and YouTube's own rules and privacy terms apply to the player.

This is the same as watching on YouTube. Kivu adds no adverts of its own to Kino.

Kino needs internet and uses mobile data. Videos cannot be saved for offline watching.

Watch on Wi-Fi when you can. In Kivu, music you have played, games you have opened and saved books do work offline.

Only YouTube links are accepted. Links from other video sites do not work.

Upload the video to YouTube first; a free channel is enough.

A published entry cannot be edited.

Delete it and add the link again for free.

One account can add up to 10 videos a day.

The limit keeps spam out of the list. A studio with a large catalogue can add it over several days.

You need a free account even to watch.

Signing in is free. It means every video and every report belongs to an account.

Kino has only just opened: the public launch of Kivu is October 2026, and there are still very few videos in the list.

Kivu is looking for its first studios and creators; the first ones to publish are easy to notice while the list is short. Real numbers for the whole app are open at kivu.site/stats.

What Kivu Kino does not do

It does not host, store or stream the video files: they stay on YouTube.
It does not own, buy, sell or license films.
It does not pay creators and does not share advertising income.
It does not check the rights to a film before it is published.
It does not sell tickets, rentals or subscriptions.
It does not sell boosts or paid places in Kino.

How Kivu earns from this section

Kivu earns nothing from Kino today. Watching and publishing are free, and there are no paid options in this section.

Kivu plans to verify creators with a national ID later, so that a ban applies to the person and not only to the account. Later, if users need them, Kivu plans subscriptions for businesses and advertising across the app.

Questions and answers

What is Kino (Kivu Movie) in Kivu Super App?

Kino, called Kivu Movie inside the app, is a free showcase where Rwandan creators and dubbing studios share their films and videos as YouTube links. Viewers search by title, studio or creator and watch inside Kivu. It is part of Kivu Super App at kivu.site.

Where can I watch films dubbed in Kinyarwanda?

Kino in Kivu Super App is made for dubbing studios and creators in Rwanda to share their own films as YouTube links. The section has only just opened, so the list is still very short. Open kivu.site, sign in with a free account and open Kivu Movie to see what has been added.

How do I add my film to Kino?

Upload the film to your YouTube channel as Public or "Unlisted". Then sign in at kivu.site, open Kivu Movie, tap the plus button, paste the YouTube link, write the title and your studio name, confirm that you have the rights and tap "Publish". The video appears at once. You can add up to 10 videos a day.

Is it free to publish and watch films on Kino?

Yes. Watching and publishing are free, and Kivu takes no fee. There are no boosts or paid places in Kino. YouTube may show its own adverts in the player.

Does Kivu pay creators for views in Kino?

No. Kivu does not pay creators and does not share advertising income. The video plays through the YouTube player from the creator's own channel; whether YouTube counts those views and pays for them is decided by YouTube.

Someone added my film to Kino without permission. What can I do?

Open the video, tap the report button and choose the copyright reason; write that you are the owner. The team reviews reports, removes videos added without rights and bans the accounts that added them. After the copy is removed, you can add the film yourself.

Why does a video in Kino not play?

The video is stored on YouTube. It stops playing if the owner deleted it, made it private or did not allow it to be played on other sites. Kino also needs an internet connection.

Can I upload a video file directly to Kino?

No. Kino accepts only YouTube links. Upload the video to YouTube first. For short videos of up to 60 seconds that you upload from your phone, use the TocTic section of Kivu.

Do I need an account to watch films in Kino?

Yes. You need a free Kivu account to open Kino. Signing in is free, and the same account opens all other sections of Kivu.

Related sections of Kivu

TocTic: Short vertical videos of up to 60 seconds, uploaded from the phone.
Kivu Vibe: Songs from local artists with lyrics and offline listening.
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