AMMAN — “Inshallah a Boy”, a film by Jordanian
director Amjad Al-Rasheed, won $5,000 in financial support from the
El-Gouna Film Festival, the Arab Cinema Center announced in a press statement on
Tuesday.
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The monetary support comes as part of awards for Arab
film projects at the Final Cut in Venice workshop, and were provided by two
partners of the Arab Cinema Center, El Gouna Film Festival and MAD Solutions.
“Blacklight” by Algerian director Karim Bensalah won
MAD Solutions’ award “for promotional and distribution services in the Arab
world”, the statement said.
Inshallah a Boy was a collaborative effort by a number
of Arab Cinema Center partners. It was produced by Imaginarium Films and
co-distributed regionally by MAD Solutions and Lagoonie Film Production.
Directed by Amjad Al-Rasheed — who co-wrote the film
with Delphine Augte and Rula Nasser — Inshallah a Boy stars Muna Hawa, Haitham
Omari, Salwa Nakkara, Yumna Marwan, Mohammad Al-Jizawi, and Eslam Al-Awadi. The
film follows Nawal who suddenly loses her husband and finds herself facing
society and its laws. However, things turn upside down when she gives birth to
a boy.
Blacklight, by Karim Bensalah, tells the story of
Sofiane, an Algerian student enjoying a
relatively easy life in France as a diplomat's son. Suddenly falling a victim
to an administrative decision, he becomes illegal. In order to legalize his
situation, he finds a job in a Muslim funeral home, which turns out to be a
life-changing experience.
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