Title of The Film / Sektou
Algérie / 17' /35mm /2008
Director: Khaled Benaissa
Script: Khaled Benaissa
Director of Photography: Mohammed Soudani
Producer: Samir Messaoudi - Khaled Benaissa
Edit: Malik Benyounes
Sound: Hamid Osmani
Cast: Hichem Mesbah - Zahir Bouzrar - Kamel Boaakez - Nabil Asli
Director's CV
Born in 1978 in Annaba (Algeria), Khaled Benaissa starts work as actor for short movies but in 2006, he directs his first short films "PeurVirtuelle" and "Babel". These experiences allow him to access a course of cinema at the University La Fémise in Paris, In 2007, together with Samir Messaoudi he creates his own production company Patio Prod.
Synopsis
A radio conductor, like every day at dawn, returns home after a night work, hoping to be able to fall asleep. While his eyelids try to close, the road is waking up...The screams and noises of the neighbourhood become protagonists of his dream. His sleep is a dream and his awakening will become a nightmare.
Filmography
Où? Quand? Comment? (2006), Babel (2006)
Peur Virtuelle (2006)
Souvenir d'Avenir (2006)
Awards
Taghit D'or et Caméra d'or festival court-métrage à Taghit Algérie 2008
Poulain d'Or au FESPACO Ouagadougou 2009
Prix CINIT Milan 2009
Présentation au Sort film corner - Cannes 209
2009 | 13ème Écrans Noirs 2009 | YAOUNDÉ, Cameroun | Du 30 mai au 6 juin | www.ecrans-noirs.org
* Compétition - COURTS MÉTRAGES
MENTION SPÉCIALE DU JURY, pour la qualité esthétique du travail.
2009 | FESPACO | OUAGA, Burkina | www.fespaco.bf
* Poulain d'or (Grand prix Compétition Courts métrages)
Meilleure musique - Festival Tout court Aix en Provence 2009
Contact
E-Mail: virginiegautier@yahoo.fr
