The 27 projects and films selected for the 7th edition
A culturally diverse selection
This year, the Atlas Workshops presents 17 projects in development and 10 films in production or post-production from 13 countries, selected from 320 applications received from across the African continent and the Arab world.
PROJECTS AND FILMS SELECTED FOR THE ATLAS WORKSHOPS
PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT
ALICANTE – Lina SOUALEM (Algeria) – 1st fiction film
FLOWERS OF THE DEAD (FLÔR DI FINADO) – Nuno MIRANDA (Cabo Verde) – 1st film
ICI REPOSE – Moly KANE (Senegal) – 1st film
THE LAST BEAST OF ATLAS – Walid MESSNAOUI (Morocco) – 1st film
LUCKY GIRL (CHANCEUSE) – Linda LÔ (Senegal) – 1st film
THE ORANGE GROVE – Murad ABU EISHEH (Jordan) – 1st film
PRINCESSE TÉNÉ – Fabien DAO (Burkina Faso) – 1st film
PURE MADNESS (PURE FOLIE) – Inès ARSI (Tunisia) | Doc – 1st film
SAMIR, THE ACCIDENTAL SPY (SAMIR, ESPION MALGRÉ LUI) – Charlotte RABATE (Syria) – 1st film
THE SHELTER (LE REFUGE) – Talal SELHAMI (Morocco) – 3rd film
THE SOURCE (AL MADDA) – Mouloud OUYAHIA (Algeria) – 1st film
YOUR TURN, 203(À VOUS, 203) – Cynthia SAWMA (Lebanon) – 1st film
ATLAS CLOSE-UPS (Moroccan projects in development)
AND STILL I RISE (À BALLES PERDUES, MON ÂME GAGNÉE) – Djanis BOUZYANI (Morocco) | Doc – 1st film
DAR MARJANA – Lamia LAZRAK (Morocco) | Doc – 1st film
FATWA – Mohamed EL BADAOUI (Morocco) – 4th film
THE FIELD (LE CHAMP) – Mohamed BOUHARI (Morocco) – 1st film
THE NOURS (LES FRÈRES NOUR) – Yassine IGUENFER (Morocco) – 1st film
FILMS IN PRODUCTION OR POST-PRODUCTION
AISHA CAN’T FLY AWAY – Morad MOSTAFA (Egypt) – 1st film
ALL THAT’S LEFT OF YOU – Cherien DABIS (Palestine) – 3rd film
BARDI – Tala HADID (Morocco) – 3rd film
BEHIND THE PALM TREES – Meryem BENM’BAREK (Morocco) – 2nd film
CHRONICLES FROM THE SIEGE – Abdallah AL KHATIB (Palestine) – 2nd film
IN THE SHADOWS OF GOOD FORTUNE – Babatunde APALOWO (Nigeria) – 2nd film
IT’S A SAD AND BEAUTIFUL WORLD – Cyril ARIS (Lebanon) – 1st fiction film
LAUNDRY (UHLANJULULO) – Zamo MKHWANAZI (South Africa) – 1st film
ONCE UPON A TIME IN GAZA – Tarzan & Arab NASSER (Palestine) – 3rd film
ATLAS FILM SHOWCASE (film in final stages of editing and seeking a festival premiere)
EL SETT – Marwan HAMED (Egypt)
SELECTED MOROCCAN PROFESSIONALS AT ATLAS STATION
Youssef AMAR – Producer
Khaoula ASSEBAB – Director and Producer
Zineb CHAFCHAOUNI MOUSSAOUI – Director
Meriame ESSADAK – Producer
Aymane HAMMOU – Director and Producer
Hicham HARRAG – Director and Producer
Samir HARRAG – Director and Producer
Safae LAHGAZI ALAOUI – Director
Jabrane LAKHSSASSI – Director and Producer
Basma RKIOUI – Director and Producer
