The Tanit d’Or of Carthage Cinematographic Days (JCC) 2022 was awarded to the Tanzanian film the rebels (Vata N’Kuvute) by Amil Shivji.
The winning film is also the winner of the Prix for Best Photography and the Fipresci Prize, (International Federation of Cinematographic Press) which is a parallel prize awarded the day before the JCC closure.
Tanzania is thus awarded by the Festival Grand Prix, awarded to the best work in the fictional feature film category. The rebels is the film candidate of Tanzania with 2023 Oscars.
The list of official JCC competition organized from October 29 to November 05, was unveiled on Saturday evening during a ceremony organized at the Opera Theater in the Cité de la Culture in Tunis.
Tunisian films in the official competition have had three prizes and two special mentions. The silver tanker of the fiction feature films competition was attributed to under the figs of Erige Sehiri.
The bronze tanit of the competition of documentary feature films returned to guardian of the worlds of Leila Chaibi. The bronze tanit of the competition of documentary short films was awarded to 5: 1 of Sarah Ben Saud.
Two special mentions were allocated to Denied Access of Hayfel Ben Youssef, in the competition of documentary feature films, and Edicius, an animated film by Emir Haj Salah, in the Carthage Ciné Promise competition.
The jury of the criticism week awarded the prize for this section which is its first edition to the Moroccan film La Vie va me from Al Hadi Ulad-Mohand.
Here is the complete list of JCC 2022
Official competition:
Long fictional meals
– Tanit d’Or: the rebels (Vata N’Kuvute), Amil Shivji (Tanzania)
– Tanit of silver: under the figs, Erige Sehiri (Tunisia)
– Bronze tanit: Sharaf, Samir Nasr (Egypt)
Long documentary crafts
– Tanit d’Or: Batata, Noura Kevorkian (Lebanon)
– Silver Tanit: We Students! (We Students!), Fariala Rafiki (Central African Republic)
– Tanit de Bronze: Guardian of the worlds, Leila Chaibi (Tunisia)
– Special mention:
Faritra, Rasoanaivo Tovoniaina (Madagascar)
Denied Access, Hayfel Ben Youssef (Tunisia)
Short fiction metrages
– Golden Tanit: Palestine 87, Bilel Khatib (Palestine)
– Silver Tanit: Bergie, Dian Weys (South Africa)
– Bronze tanit: Astel, Sy Ramata Toulaye (Senegal)
Short documentary metrages
– Tanit d’Or: people classes, Mohamed Firass, Syria
– Silver Tanit: Tramadol, Adoum Moussa, Niger
– Bronze tanit: 5: 1, Sarah Ben Saud, Tunisia
Special mention: Edris, Chenaoui Amir (Egypt)
Critics’ week:
Critics’ Week Prize: Life is fine with Al Hadi Ulad-Mohand (Morocco)
Special mention of the jury:
Public price:
Attarik / The road, Abdelhamid Abedelative, fiction LM
(Syria)
Competition Premiere work, Tahar Cheriaa Prize awarded by TV 5 World (Tanit d’Or): Life after, Anis Djaad (Algeria)
Carthage cine promise:
Prize for best film: Ebounda, Perrin Smbo (Central African Republic)
Special mention:
A ball, Ouday Abdelkadhem al Saidi (Iraq)
Edicius, Emir Haj Salah, animated film (Tunisia)
Lina Ben Mhenniix Prize for Human Rights: Batata de Noura Kevorkian, LM Documentary (Lebanon)
Artistic palmares
Prize for the best scenario: Samir Nasr, Sonallah Ibrahim for Sharaf, Samir Nasr (Egypt)
Prize for best decor: Khalil Khoudja for Sharaf, Samir Nasr (Egypt)
Prize for best assembly: Nadia Ben Rachid in Simin Zetwal (Look at the stars), David Constantin (Maurice)
Prize for best photography: Zenn Van Zyl for rebels (Vata N’Kuvute), Amil Shivji (Tanzania)
Best music price: Kamel Kamal for the slave, Abdelilah El Jaouhari, 102′-2022 (Morocco)
Prize for the best male interpretation: Moaffak al-Ahmad for the road (Al Tarik), Abdelatif Abdelhamid (Syria)
Prize for the best female interpretation: Rokhaya Niang for Xalé: childhood injuries, Sene Absa Moussa (Senegal)
Carthage Industry Days
Takmil list
– OIF price 10,000 euros: READ, A TOUARÈGUE History, Intagrist el Ansari (Mauritania)
– IFT price 7,000 euros: Life is a railway, Kevin Mavakala, Isaac Sahani, Manasseh Kashala and Tousmy Kilo (Democratic Republic of Congo)
– CNCI price (20,000 DT): a summer in Boujad de Omar Mouldouira (Morocco)
– CNCI Price (20,000 DT): Mouvma, poets like no other, Ines Ben Othman (Tunisia)
– Central University Prize (20,000 DT): Summer Came on Laughing, Noha Adel (Egypt)
-OIF-ACP-EU price 5,000 euros: Defying Ashes, Karanja Ng’endo (Kenya)
– Prix Goethe Institute 3,000 euros: GOD’s Captivatting Face, Mohamed Ben Romdhane and Marwen Meddeb (Tunisia)
Parallel price:
– UGTT Prize (Tunisian Labor General): “Margoum’s guards”, LM documentary by Akram Moncer (Tunisia, Cinema horizons, Official Selection Outstanding)
– FIPRESCI Prize (International Federation of Cinematographic Press), Revolts (Vuta N’Kuvute, Amil Shivji, Fictional fictional competition (Tanzania)
– FACC Prize (African Federation of Cinema Critics): “Life according to” by Anis Djaad, official fictional competition (Algeria)
