Films from Africa and the Middle East have enjoyed significant festival presence this year – such as Mati Diop’s French-Senegalese pic “Atlantics,” which won the Grand Jury Prize at the Canne…
At Cannes, in addition to Diop’s prize, Palestinian filmmaker Elia Suleiman won a Jury Special Mention award for his satire “It Must Be Heaven,” and seven African and Arab films screened in the different competitive sections. At Locarno, Senegalese writer-director Mamadou Dia’s won best first feature for “Nafi’s Father” and Algerian helmer Hassen Ferhani won best emerging director award for his documentary “143 Rue du Désert,” which won a postproduction prize at the 2018 Atlas Workshops.
A third new initiative is co-hosted with Canada’s Hot Docs, and will screen pics by Four African documentary makers that have been supported by the Hot Docs – Blue Ice Group. The opening panel discussion will be by Diop, who will talk about her supernatural-themed pic “Atlantics,” which bows on Netflix on Nov. 29.
There will also be a panel discussion on exhibition strategies in the region, which is a major challenge due to the low number of screens. Sixteen members of the Network of Alternative Arab Screens will attend.
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