{"id":114905,"date":"2023-12-01T12:11:16","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T12:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/01\/motherhood-village-magma-take-prizes-at-atlas-workshops\/"},"modified":"2023-12-01T12:11:17","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T12:11:17","slug":"motherhood-village-magma-take-prizes-at-atlas-workshops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/01\/motherhood-village-magma-take-prizes-at-atlas-workshops\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Motherhood,’ ‘Village,’ ‘Magma’ Take Prizes at Atlas Workshops"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tMeryam Joobeur<\/a>\u2018s \u201cMotherhood,\u201d Mo Harawe\u2019s \u201cThe Village Next to Paradise\u201d and Mia Bendrimia\u2019s \u201cThe Magma\u201d claimed a trio of post-production prizes at this yr\u2019s Atlas Workshops<\/a>, which ran from Nov. 27 \u2013 30 as a part of the Marrakech Film Festival<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tWinner of the highest award, \u201cMotherhood\u201d walked away with a \u20ac30,000 ($32,621) post-production grant. Produced by Sarra Ben Hassan, the movie builds on themes director Joobeur explored in her Oscar-nominated 2018 quick \u201cBrotherhood,\u201d as soon as once more monitoring household tensions when a younger ISIS combatant returns to his Tunisian house. With her function debut, Joobeur will now discover the story by means of a lens of maternal guilt, incorporating touches of magical realism and psychological horror for good measure.<\/p>\n

\n\tSet for supply early subsequent yr, the movie is touted for a splashy pageant launch.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn reality, Joobeur had already left Marrakech and was already headed again into the frenzy of post-production by the point the prizes had been introduced; she accepted her prize with a notice.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe end of the filmmaking process feels like a birth,\u201d she wrote. \u201cIt brings a lot of fear and vulnerability as you prepare to release a part of your soul into the world. However, I also have a lot of hope. I\u2019ve always deeply believed that storytelling can be a powerful antidote to that illusion that humanity is separated into clans. I hope my film can show that the human condition is universal, complex and can\u2019t be tamed into a single narrative.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tDirector Mo Harawe\u2019s Somali-European co-production \u201cThe Village Next to Paradise\u201d had already emerged as a significant buzz title effectively earlier than the venture scored a \u20ac20,000 ($21,700) grant. Industry attendees had been taken by the household drama\u2019s evocation of the Somali desert \u2013 a pocket of the world all too hardly ever depicted on display screen \u2013 and showered specific reward on the movie\u2019s images, equipped by DP Mostafa El Kashef. Sabine Moser and Oliver Neumann (\u201cGreat Freedom\u201d) produce.<\/p>\n

\n\tRounding the post-production winners, director Mia Bendrimia\u2019s private doc \u201cThe Magma\u201d weaves collectively household secrets and techniques and nationwide trauma, following the France-born director again to her household\u2019s ancestral house in Algeria, the place she is compelled to confront private apprehensions and unearth buried truths. Produced by Kira Simon-Kennedy, the movie acquired $10,800 in post-production funds.<\/p>\n

\n\tOn the event aspect, high honors went to Dima Hamdan\u2019s \u201cAmniesia,\u201d which explores the Israeli-Palestinian battle by means of the guise of an espionage thriller, rife with ethical questions. A veteran journalist and self-taught filmmaker, Hamdan spent a decade with the BBC Arabic and BBC World Service and has teamed with producer Toni Copti for this debut function. Receiving $32,621 in growth assist, the venture follows an Israeli secret agent, beset with amnesia in Palestinian territory.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tOther growth winners embody \u201cThe Camel Driving School\u201d from director Halima Ouardiri and producer Margaux Juv\u00e9nal, \u201cThe Passion of Aline\u201d from director Rokhaya Marieme Balde and producer Chantal Scheiner, and \u201cHold Time for Me,\u201d from director Fradique and producer Laura Kloeckner. Rounding out the prizes, filmmaker Sammy Baloji\u2019s Pasolini-inspired \u201cIl Padre Salvaggio\u201d snagged the Artekino International prize to the tune of $6,500.<\/p>\n

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\n\tCapping an version marked with a bulked-up co-production market and marred by heartbreak for the continuing state of affairs in then Middle East, lots of this yr\u2019s winners voiced solidarity with the Palestinian individuals when accumulating the evening\u2019s awards, with \u201cThe Magma\u201d director Mia Bendrimia and producer Kira Simon-Kennedy even promising to share a few of their prize cash with Palestinian filmmakers.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn reality, \u201cAmnesia\u201d director Dima Hamdan by no means even made it to Marrakech, because the Palestinian filmmaker opted to not attend in particular person given the tough circumstances. Hamdan\u2019s absence lent her acceptance speech, delivered in absentia, a fair higher cost.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe joy and happiness we feel today are eclipsed by the sorrow and anger we feel when we think of our brothers and sisters in Gaza,\u201d she wrote. \u201cThe relentless violence of the Israeli occupation casts a dark shadow over our celebration today.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tHamas\u2019 assaults on Israel on Oct. 7 killed 1,200 individuals with round 240 others taken hostage. Since then, Gaza\u2019s Hamas-run well being ministry says greater than 14,800 individuals have been killed in Israel\u2019s retaliatory marketing campaign, together with about 6,000 kids.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cToday, any film we watch, any book we read, even the bread we eat feels like an undeserved privilege when our people are being killed and starved,\u201d she continued. \u201cBut this award is a reminder that we are not powerless, and that we can (and we will) tell our people\u2019s story to the world. This award does not only support us as a team, its impact will resonate beyond these walls.\u201d<\/p>\n

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