JCC 2016 / Official Competition / Debut Film
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- DirectorAlaeddine SlimStarsJahwar SoudaniFethi AkkariJihed FourtiN is coming from the desert to reach North Africa and make an illegal crossing to Europe. He steals a boat, but it soon sinks into the middle of the sea, then embarks in an imaginary surrealistic odyssey where he makes intense and fleeting encounters, and rediscovers his relationship with nature.Tanit d'or pour la meilleure 1ère œuvre de long-métrage (Prix Tahar Cheriaa) octroyé par la STB
- DirectorSalem BrahimiStarsAmazigh KatebRachida BrakniFarida SaboundjiAlgeria, the late 80s. Idols of the past, such as socialism, are staggering. New idols rush in: capitalism made in IMF, islamism made in Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan. For Nouredine there is only one idol: his mother. And her decision is final: Nouredine will marry Yasmina who is supposed to teach him happiness. Together they will discover the horror of a country staggering into kafka-like absurdity and is falling into barbarity and fanaticism.Tanit d'argent pour la meilleure 1ère œuvre de long-métrage "Prix Tahar Chériaa"
- DirectorSelim MouradStarsCarol AbboudMunir AbdallahChristine ChoueiriThe director is the last child of his family. At a time when the traditional family house is set for demolition, he faces his parents with his sexuality and tried to convey meaning to his existence.Prix spécial du Jury pour la 1ère œuvre TV5 MONDE
- DirectorAganze ArnoldStarsAyebare AmeliaAkech AnnaMutagaya ArnieBest friends Tevo (Richie Tevin) and Zizuke (Arnold Aganze) have just finished their university course in social sciences. Zizuke has a job as a waiter at a local bar, The Pearl (a bar on Jinja Main Street), and Tevo is pursuing his passion for photography. After being given a camera by Martha (Diane Vuletich), his new muzungu girlfriend, Tevo starts to look for ways he can make money from his work. And a chance meeting with Elizabeth (Poppy Spowage), a tourist who has come to see Gorillas in Uganda, provides him with just the answer. Tevo's photography swiftly becomes a pictorial N.G.O project that supports women and girls education in Masese a slum in Jinja. Zizuke joins him on his mission to set up a legitimate NGO but they quickly face some very real obstacles. In desperation, the boys call on successful NGO owner Mr. Heineken (Prince Okuyu), who soon becomes their mentor and shares his wisdom with them. The plan works and the funding comes through - giving them the care-free party lifestyle and fancy clothes they'd been craving. They quickly forget about the people of the Masese slum. The story son turns around when they find out that Anthony (David Cecil), a filmmaker/minister, is being sent to Uganda on behalf of their American donors to document the impact of the NGO on the lives of women and children of the Masese slum. Despite their best efforts to construct 'stories of change' and cover up their lies, they soon realize Anthony is just like them.Mention spéciale du jury
- DirectorMohamed Ben AttiaStarsMajd MastouraRym Ben MessaoudSabah BouzouitaHedi, a young man with great dreams, is struggling his way through social conventions in Tunisia. While his mother tries to decide his life for him, Hedi meets Rim and suddenly he discovers that his world goes beyond and above conventions.Prix d'interpération décerné au meilleur comédien Majd Mastoura
- DirectorSaid KhallafStarsAmine EnnajiNoufissa BenchehidaAbdelilah AjilA psychological thriller that tells the story of child who, born and bred in misery and suffering, decides to take revenge on the society that has marginalized him. Set against the backdrop of an unforgiving city filled with mayhem and poverty, this bleak yet touching social drama offers sensitive insight into the lives of children on the street. Featuring outstanding performances by protagonists Rawia and Amine, this riveting tale depicts the consequences of vulnerability in a system that pits individuals against each other for survival.Prix d'interpération décerné à la meilleure comédienne RAOUYA ALMAKTOUM
- DirectorAfraa BatousThe destinies of three characters overlap against the backdrop of the Syrian crisis since 2011. Led by life-changing events in Syria, Subhi, Husain, and Afraa (the director) each undergo a journey to discover themselves and the others.
- DirectorJoão GraçaFábio RibeiroStarsCalane da SilvaThis film seeks to visualize Maputo in Mozambique as one of Africa's divided cities. One day in the city, through the eyes of the people who live there.
- DirectorMahmood SolimanAn Egyptian woman is trying to look after her four children, especially in the lead-up to and aftermath of her divorce from their father. However, over time, the circumstances around her gradually change on all levels.
- DirectorRifqi AssafStarsAshraf BarhomFatina LailaMazen MoadamRadi, an isolated mysterious guy, who lives in his old VW minivan, finds himself starting an interesting journey.
- DirectorMahmoud SabbaghStarsHisham FageehFatima AlBanawiSami HifnyA middle-class man meets a girl from a rich family, and the two begin dating in a society where such unions are frowned upon.
- DirectorRoy DibStarsSandy ChamounLara ChekerdjianJulian FarhatFour people from an Arab generation roaming over the ruins of ideologies, causes and virtues of their predecessors. It portrays their intellectual and emotional nonchalance about what is happening around them in their daily lives and relationships. In a house whose architecture is a sixties' experiment in mixing modern and Islamic architecture, a stone and concrete cube suspended over a rocky shore bashed by the waves of the Mediterranean, by famed Iraqi architect Refaat Chaderji, we spend a night with four characters whose non-stop conversations and peculiar actions reflect the void and chaos they are living in.
- DirectorRayhana ObermeyerStarsHiam AbbassFadila BelkeblaNadia KaciFatima, a strong-minded woman, is the lead masseuse of a hammam in Algiers. This is 1995 and the situation is tense in the capital. The day ahead promises to be hectic for all, and for Fatima in particular. Already, while walking to her place of work, she is the distant witness of a terrorist attack. At the hammam, Fatima should feel better, but the atmosphere proves electric in her small enclosed world, she has great difficulty in maintaining order. All the more as Meriem, a sixteen-year-old pregnant girl comes to take shelter at the hammam. And as irate brother, Mohamed, is after her to cleanse his honor in blood.