ATLAS WORKSHOPS 2022 : The prize winners of the 5th edition!

For this fifth edition, the Atlas Workshops awarded eight prizes representing a total of €106,000.

The jury of the three Atlas Post-Production Awards, composed of Gaia Furrer (Venice Days), Eric Lagesse (Pyramide Films) and Sébastien Onomo (Special Touch Studio), gave the awards to:

INSHALLAH A BOY by Amjad Al Rasheed – Jordan
Produced by Rula Nasser - Jordan (€25,000)

DISCO AFRIKA by Luck Razanajaona – Madagascar
Produced by Jonathan Rubin - France (€15,000)

A GOLDEN LIFE by Boubacar Sangaré – Burkina Faso
Produced by Faissol Gnonlonfin - Benin (€10,000)

The jury of the four Atlas Development Awards, composed of producers Lamia Chraïbi (La Prod), Nicole Gerhards (NiKo Film) and Farès Ladjimi (Supernova Films), awarded prizes to:

LA MER AU LOIN by Saïd Hamich Benlarbi – Morocco
Produced by Sophie Penson - France (€15,000)

PIGEON WARS by Dania Bdeir – Lebanon
Produced by Pierre Sarraf - Lebanon (€10,000)

DEMBA by Mamadou Dia – Senegal
Produced by Maba Ba - Senegal (€5,000)

LËNDE by Katy Lena Ndiaye – Senegal
Produced by Oualid Baha - France (€5,000)

In addition, the ARTEKINO International Prize, awarded by the Franco-German channel to a project in development, went to:

WHALE BELLY by Sameh Alaa – Egypt (€6,000)
Produced by Mark Lotfy - Egypt