During the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, the Jury of the Un certain Regard selection unveiled the winners, highlighting the Arab and African films that stood out as big winners of this year.
Celebrating an author and discovery cinema, a certain look 2023 proposed a selection of 20 feature films, among which the first eight films also contributed for the Golden Camera. The opening film of this edition was The animal kingdom by Thomas Cailley.
Under the chairmanship of the American actor John C. Reilly, the jury was composed of the French director and screenwriter Alice Winocour, the German actress Paula Beer, the Franco-Cambodian director and producer Davy Chou and the Belgian actress Émilie Dequenne.
The screening of the film A night of Alex Lutz closed a certain look 2023 in style.
Among the six prizes awarded, four were awarded to African films, thus highlighting the quality and diversity of cinema in this region.
The price of the new voice, was given to Omenthe first feature film by Congolese director Baloji. The film tells the story of four characters considered as witches and wizards. Koffi, who is considered a Zabolo (sorcerer), was banished by his mother. After fifteen years of absence, he returned to Lubumbashi to pay his dowry, accompanied by his future wife Alice. But he will have to face the prejudices and the suspicion of his community.
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The price of freedom was awarded to Goodbye Julia by Mohamed Kordofani, the first Sudanese film in history to be selected in Cannes. The story takes place on the eve of the Division of Sudan and follows Mona, an ex-North Sudanese singer who tries to redeem herself after having accidentally caused the death of a South Sudanese man. She then engages the woman of this man as a servant.
Moroccan director Asmae El Moudir won the Prize for the best realization for her documentary entitled The mother of all lies Who explores the filmmaker’s past as well as the life of her neighborhood in Casablanca. Asmae returns to her parents to help them move and discover an intriguing photo of her childhood. This unique image becomes the starting point for an intimate investigation in which the director questions the little lies of her family, thus exploring the memory of her neighborhood and her country.
Finally, the jury prize was awarded to the film Packs From Kamal Lazraq, interpreted by the two non -professional actors Ayoub Elaid and Abdellatif Masstouri. This drama plunges spectators into a tumultuous night in the heart of the streets of Casablanca and follows Hassan and Issam, father and son, who try to survive on a daily basis by engaging in small traffic for the local underworld. A tragic event occurs when the man they had to kidnap dies accidentally in their car, leaving them with a corpse to make disappear. Then followed a long night through the shallows of the city.
The jury for a certain look of the 2023 Cannes Film Festival has thus rewarded committed and original African films, highlighting the richness and diversity of cinema on the continent. These victories bear witness to the importance of giving greater visibility to the Arab and African stories, which speak of today’s world. It is to be hoped that these films will be programmed in greater numbers in the future, because our stories count and they contribute to nourishing our understanding of the world and to promote intercultural dialogue.
Packages:
- Price a certain look: How to have sex Directed by Molly Manning Walker (1st film) – United Kingdom
- Price of the new voice: Omen directed by Baloji (1st film) – Democratic Republic of Congo
- Overall price: Crowrã (La Fleur de Buriti) Directed by João Salaviza & Renée Nader Messora – Brazil
- Liberty Prize: Goodbye Julia Directed by Mohamed Kordofani – Sudan
- Staging prize: Asmae El Moudir for Kadib Abyad (the mother of all lies) – Morocco
- Jury prices: Packs Directed by Kamal Lazraq (1st film) – Morocco
Neïla Driss
During the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, the Jury of the Un certain Regard selection unveiled the winners, highlighting the Arab and African films that stood out as big winners of this year.
Celebrating an author and discovery cinema, a certain look 2023 proposed a selection of 20 feature films, among which the first eight films also contributed for the Golden Camera. The opening film of this edition was The animal kingdom by Thomas Cailley.
Under the chairmanship of the American actor John C. Reilly, the jury was composed of the French director and screenwriter Alice Winocour, the German actress Paula Beer, the Franco-Cambodian director and producer Davy Chou and the Belgian actress Émilie Dequenne.
The screening of the film A night of Alex Lutz closed a certain look 2023 in style.
Among the six prizes awarded, four were awarded to African films, thus highlighting the quality and diversity of cinema in this region.
The price of the new voice, was given to Omenthe first feature film by Congolese director Baloji. The film tells the story of four characters considered as witches and wizards. Koffi, who is considered a Zabolo (sorcerer), was banished by his mother. After fifteen years of absence, he returned to Lubumbashi to pay his dowry, accompanied by his future wife Alice. But he will have to face the prejudices and the suspicion of his community.
The price of freedom was awarded to Goodbye Julia by Mohamed Kordofani, the first Sudanese film in history to be selected in Cannes. The story takes place on the eve of the Division of Sudan and follows Mona, an ex-North Sudanese singer who tries to redeem herself after having accidentally caused the death of a South Sudanese man. She then engages the woman of this man as a servant.
Moroccan director Asmae El Moudir won the Prize for the best realization for her documentary entitled The mother of all lies Who explores the filmmaker’s past as well as the life of her neighborhood in Casablanca. Asmae returns to her parents to help them move and discover an intriguing photo of her childhood. This unique image becomes the starting point for an intimate investigation in which the director questions the little lies of her family, thus exploring the memory of her neighborhood and her country.
Finally, the jury prize was awarded to the film Packs From Kamal Lazraq, interpreted by the two non -professional actors Ayoub Elaid and Abdellatif Masstouri. This drama plunges spectators into a tumultuous night in the heart of the streets of Casablanca and follows Hassan and Issam, father and son, who try to survive on a daily basis by engaging in small traffic for the local underworld. A tragic event occurs when the man they had to kidnap dies accidentally in their car, leaving them with a corpse to make disappear. Then followed a long night through the shallows of the city.
The jury for a certain look of the 2023 Cannes Film Festival has thus rewarded committed and original African films, highlighting the richness and diversity of cinema on the continent. These victories bear witness to the importance of giving greater visibility to the Arab and African stories, which speak of today’s world. It is to be hoped that these films will be programmed in greater numbers in the future, because our stories count and they contribute to nourishing our understanding of the world and to promote intercultural dialogue.
Packages:
- Price a certain look: How to have sex Directed by Molly Manning Walker (1st film) – United Kingdom
- Price of the new voice: Omen directed by Baloji (1st film) – Democratic Republic of Congo
- Overall price: Crowrã (La Fleur de Buriti) Directed by João Salaviza & Renée Nader Messora – Brazil
- Liberty Prize: Goodbye Julia Directed by Mohamed Kordofani – Sudan
- Staging prize: Asmae El Moudir for Kadib Abyad (the mother of all lies) – Morocco
- Jury prices: Packs Directed by Kamal Lazraq (1st film) – Morocco
Neïla Driss
