Amal

A Short film by Ali Benkirane

Produced by Divine Productions

Production year : 2004

Synopsis

Amal is a 12-year-old girl who lives in the Moroccan countryside. Each day she gets up at dawn and walks with her brother to the village school situated several miles from their farm. A serious and dedicated pupil, Amal dreams of becoming a doctor - until the day her parents decide she will no longer be attending school.

Actors (2)

Soumaya Chifa

Fouad Labied

Production and distribution (2)

Executive Producer :

Divine Productions

Foreign production company :

Full credits (8)

Executive Producer :

Foreign producers :

Souad Lamriki, Bénédicte Bellocq

Sound Recordist :

Guillaume Le Braz

Production Designer :

Laurent Allaire

Screenwriter :

Director of Photography :

Editor :

Thomas Courcelle

Costume designer :

Technical details

Short film

Genres :

Fiction

Sub-genre :

Portrait

Themes :

Fate, Childhood

Production language :

Arabic

Coproducer countries :

France, Morocco

Original French-language productions :

Unknown

Nationality :

Majority French (France, Morocco)

Production year :

2004

Runtime :

16 min 59 seconds

Visa number :

110.127

Visa issue date :

03/11/2004

Production formats :

Super 16

Color type :

Color

Aspect ratio :

1.66

Audio format :

Dolby SR

Rating restrictions :

None

Director

Ali Benkirane

Casa (2006), Amal (2004), Vietnam Paradiso (2001)

News

Recap of the 27th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival

February 9, 2005

Recap of the 27th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival

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Festival Selections (23)

Brussels Short Film Festival - 2014

Brussels Short Film Festival (Belgium, 2014)

Selection

International Short Film Festival Almeria - 2007

International Short Film Festival Almeria (Spain, 2007)

Selection

Sacramento - French Film Festival - 2006

Sacramento - French Film Festival (United States, 2006)

Selection

Official Selection

Frascati International short film festival - 2006

Frascati International short film festival (Italy, 2006)

Selection

Brussels Short Film Festival - 2006

Brussels Short Film Festival (Belgium, 2006)

Selection

Vues d'Afrique Montréal Film Festival - 2006

Vues d'Afrique Montréal Film Festival (Canada, 2006)

Selection

International Competition

Flickerfest - 2006

Flickerfest (Australia, 2006)

Selection (2)

Aix-en-Provence Tous Courts Short Film Festival - 2005

Aix-en-Provence Tous Courts Short Film Festival (France, 2005)

Selection

International Competition

Geneva International Film and Television Festival (Cinéma Tous Écrans) - 2005

Geneva International Film and Television Festival (Cinéma Tous Écrans) (Switzerland, 2005)

Selection

International Short Film Selection

Abitibi-Témiscamingue Film Festival (Rouyn-Noranda) - 2005

Abitibi-Témiscamingue Film Festival (Rouyn-Noranda) (Canada, 2005)

Selection

Cork Film Festival (Corona) - 2005

Cork Film Festival (Corona) (Ireland, 2005)

Selection

International Competition

FIFF - 2005

FIFF (Belgium, 2005)

Selection

International Competition

Montreal World Film Festival - 2005

Montreal World Film Festival (Canada, 2005)

Selection

Perspectives on World Cinema

São Paulo International Short Film Festival - 2005

São Paulo International Short Film Festival (Brazil, 2005)

Selection

International Program

Locarno International Film Festival - 2005

Locarno International Film Festival (Switzerland, 2005)

Selection

International Competition: Leopards of Tomorrow

Toronto Worldwide Short Film Festival - 2005

Toronto Worldwide Short Film Festival (Canada, 2005)

Selection

International Competition

Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg - 2005

Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg (Germany, 2005)

Selection

Children Films Competition

Brooklyn - International Film Festival - 2005 - © Billy Sorrentino

Brooklyn - International Film Festival (United States, 2005)

Selection

Brussels Short Film Festival - 2005

Brussels Short Film Festival (Belgium, 2005)

Selection (2)

International Competition

San Francisco International Film Festival - 2005

San Francisco International Film Festival (United States, 2005)

Selection

Golden Gate Award International Competition

Tetouan - International Festival of Mediterranean Cinema - 2005

Tetouan - International Festival of Mediterranean Cinema (Morocco, 2005)

Selection

Short Film Competition

Lutin Short Film Awards - 2005

Lutin Short Film Awards (France, 2005)

Selection

Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival - 2005

Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (France, 2005)

Selection

National Competition

Awards (6)

Vues d'Afrique Montréal Film Festival - 2006

Vues d'Afrique Montréal Film Festival (Canada, 2006)

Awards

Radio-Canada Prize for Intercultural Communication

Aix-en-Provence Tous Courts Short Film Festival - 2005

Aix-en-Provence Tous Courts Short Film Festival (France, 2005)

Awards

FIFF - 2005

FIFF (Belgium, 2005)

Awards

Special Mention

Brussels Short Film Festival - 2005

Brussels Short Film Festival (Belgium, 2005)

Awards

Best Actress Award : Soumaya Chifa

Tetouan - International Festival of Mediterranean Cinema - 2005

Tetouan - International Festival of Mediterranean Cinema (Morocco, 2005)

Awards

Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival - 2005

Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (France, 2005)

Awards

Delegations

Brussels Short Film Festival - 2005

Brussels Short Film Festival (Belgium, 2005)

Team (2)