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Fellag
Mohamed Fellag (born 31 March 1950 in Azeffoun, Tizi Ouzou) is an Algerian comedian, writer, humorist, and actor. In 1958, at the height of the Algerian war of independence, his father took him and his younger brother, for their safety, to stay with an aunt in Beni-Messous (then a very small village near Algiers) where they went to primary school. He did his secondary studies in Tizi-Ouzou (Ecole Jeanmaire and CEG.) He entered the School of Dramatic Arts of Algiers in 1968 and stayed there for four years performing in several theatres throughout Algeria. Career From 1978 to 1985, he participated in several theatrical productions, before returning to Algeria in 1985 to join the National Theatre of Algeria to play the principal role in Eduardo De Filippo's production of L’Art de la Comédie. In 1986, he played in Ray Bradbury's ''Le Costume Blanc Couleur Glace à la Noix de Coco'' and created ''Les Aventures de Tchop'', his first one-man show. He acted in a number of movies and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monsieur Lazhar
''Monsieur Lazhar'' is a 2011 Canadian French-language drama film directed by Philippe Falardeau and starring Mohamed Fellag, Mohamed Saïd Fellag, Sophie Nélisse and Danielle Proulx. Based on ''Bashir Lazhar'', a one-character play by Évelyne de la Chenelière, it tells the story of an Algerian refugee in Montreal who steps in to teach at an elementary school after the former full-time teacher dies by suicide. Falardeau opted to film the story for the Canadian company micro_scope, despite the challenges of adapting a play with only one character. De la Cheneliere advised Falardeau and recommended casting Algerian comedian Fellag. It was filmed in Montreal. After premiering at the Locarno International Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award and the Variety Piazza Grande Award, it received critical acclaim. The film was subsequently nominated for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards, and also won six 32nd G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'Ennemi Intime
''Intimate Enemies'' () is a 2007 French war film directed by Florent-Emilio Siri, starring Benoît Magimel and Albert Dupontel. It was filmed in France and Morocco. Plot The film is set in 1959 during the Algerian War. Lieutenant Terrien ( Benoît Magimel), an inexperienced and naïve junior French Army officer, has volunteered for active service, rather than a safe staff post in Algiers. He is posted to Kabylie, a remote and mountainous region of Algeria, as a replacement for Lieutenant Constantin (Hicham Hlimi) who was killed during a ‘friendly fire’ incident commanding a counter-insurgency ambush operation – i.e. he was accidentally killed by his own side during a confused fire-fight. The war in Algeria is much more complicated than Lieutenant Terrien anticipated as he takes over command of his new platoon at the outpost "Mazel". Within hours of taking over his new command Terrien is ordered to lead a ‘locate and destroy’ mission into the ''zone interdite'' (the 'For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rabbi's Cat (film)
''The Rabbi's Cat'' () is a 2011 French adult animated film directed by Joann Sfar and Antoine Delesvaux, based on volumes one, two and five of Sfar's comics series with the same title. It tells the story of a cat, who obtains the ability to speak after swallowing a parrot, and its owner who is a rabbi in 1920s Algeria. The voice cast includes François Morel, Hafsia Herzi, Maurice Bénichou, Fellag, François Damiens and Jean-Pierre Kalfon. Plot The story takes place in the Jewish community of Algeria during the 1920s. One day a rabbi finds that his talking parrot, who is very noisy, has been eaten by his cat and that the cat has gained the ability to speak in human tongues. However, the rabbi finds that the cat is very rude and arrogant, so the rabbi teaches him about the Torah, with the cat deciding that — if he is Jewish — then he should receive a bar mitzvah, leading the two to consult with the rabbi's rabbi. The cat proceeds to mock and insult the rabbi's strict view ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Claus Award
The Prince Claus Fund was established in 1996 and named after Prince Claus of the Netherlands. It is annually subsidized by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Since 1997, the Fund has annually presented the international Prince Claus Awards to recognize individuals and organizations noted for their contemporary approaches to culture and development. Recipients are primarily based in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Honorees are selected by a jury composed of experts from fields related to the Fund's mission of promoting culture and development.PCF, "About the Prince Claus Awards", op. cit. The jury evaluates candidates based on the cultural and social impact of their work, as well as its overall quality. The Prince Claus Fund defines culture broadly, encompassing artistic and intellectual disciplines, science, media, and education. The Principal Award, valued at , is presented each December during a ceremony at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam. Additional a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top Floor, Left Wing
''Top Floor, Left Wing'' (''Dernier étage, gauche, gauche'') is a 2010 French comedy film. It won the Panorama FIPRESCI Award at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2011. Plot Three men in a banlieue are mistaken for terrorists and get targeted by a French SWAT team. Cast * Hippolyte Girardot as François Echeveria * Mohamed Fellag as Mohand Atelhadj * Aymen Saïdi as Salem (Akli) Atelhadj * Lyes Salem as Hamza Barrida * Thierry Godard as Commandant Villard * Michel Vuillermoz as the prefect * Judith Henry as Anna Echeveria * Julie-Anne Roth Julie-Anne Roth (born 31 March 1973) is a French actress. From 1996 to 1999 Roth studied at the CNSAD. She appeared in more than sixty films since 1989. Theater Filmography Film Television Awards and nominations References Ext ... as Lieutenant Saroyan References External links * French comedy films 2010s French films {{2010s-France-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azeffoun
Azeffoun, the classical antiquity, classical Rusazus and French Algeria, colonial PortGueydon, is a town and Communes of Algeria, commune in Tizi Ouzou Province in northern Algeria, located on Cape Corbelin north-east of Tizi Ouzou. The economy of the town of Azeffoun is based on tourism, fishing, and agriculture. Geography The area of the municipality of Azeffoun is . Mount Tamgout, the cliffs to its south, rise about . It had a population of 16,096 inhabitants in 1998 and 17,435 inhabitants in 2008. Azeffoun is bounded by the Mediterranean on the north, the town of Aït Chafâa on the east, and the common Akerrou, Aghrib in the south and Iflissen in the west. The town is located north-east of Tizi Ouzou and western of Béjaïa. Villages in the commune of Azeffoun History The Phoenicians and Carthaginians established a fortress south of Cape Corbelin as part of their chain of Phoenician colonies, colonies between the Strait of Gibraltar and their h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genie Award
The Genie Awards were given out annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to recognize the best of Canadian cinema from 1980–2012. They succeeded the Canadian Film Awards (1949–1978), known as the "Etrog Awards" for sculptor Sorel Etrog, who designed its statuette. Genie Award candidates were selected from submissions made by the owners of Canadian films or their representatives, based on the criteria laid out in the ''Genie Rules and Regulations'' booklet which were distributed to Academy members and industry members. Peer-group juries, assembled from volunteer members of the Academy, met to watch the submissions and select a group of nominees. Academy members then voted on these nominations. In 2012, the Academy announced that the Genies would merge with its sister presentation for television, the Gemini Awards, to form a new award presentation, the Canadian Screen Awards. Broadcasting The Genie Awards were aired by CBC from 1980 to 2003, before mov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Barons
''The Barons'' () is a 2009 Belgian comedy film directed by Nabil Ben Yadir. It was written by Yadir, Laurent Brandenbourger and Sébastien Fernandez. It premiered on 2 September 2009 at the Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur. The film was nominated for six Magritte Awards, winning Best Supporting Actor for Jan Decleir. Cast * Nader Boussandel as Hassan * Mourade Zeguendi as Mounir * Mounir Ait Hamou as Aziz * Julien Courbey as Franck Tabla * Jan Decleir as Lucien * Fellag as 'R.G.' * Édouard Baer as Jacques * Amelle Chahbi as Malika * Melissa Djaouzi as Milouda * Salah Eddine Ben Moussa as Kader * Jean-Luc Couchard as Ozgür * Virginie Efira as the artist References External links * 2009 films 2009 comedy films 2000s French-language films 2000s Dutch-language films 2000s Arabic-language films Belgian comedy films French comedy films Films set in Belgium Films shot in Brussels 2009 multilingual films Belgian multilingual films F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What The Day Owes The Night (film)
''What the Day Owes the Night'' () is a 2012 French romantic drama film based on the novel of the same name by Yasmina Khadra. It was directed and produced by Alexandre Arcady, who also wrote the screenplay with Blandine Stintzy and Daniel Saint-Hamont. Plot The film looks over the life of a young man, Younes, from his childhood in Algeria in the 1930s to nowadays. The story goes over the tragedies that occurred in his country like the battle of Mers El-Kebir and the Algerian War but also the love story of Emilie and Younes. Younes's family owns a wheat field in the countryside next to Oran, expecting an abundant harvest. Unfortunately, the field is set on fire by the Cheikh henchmen, to whom the family owes money. Unable to pay the debt, the family is expropriated by the colonial administration to the benefit of the Cheikh whose first goal was to get the family's land. Now ruined and without any money, they move to the nearest city, Oran, where Issa, Younes's father, works ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Screen Award For Best Actor
The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television presents an annual award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role to the best performance by a lead actor in a Canadian film.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. . The award was first presented in 1968 by the Canadian Film Awards, and was presented annually until 1978 with the exception of 1969, when no eligible feature films were submitted for award consideration, and 1974 due to the cancellation of the awards that year. From 1980 until 2012, the award was presented as part of the Genie Awards ceremony; since 2013, it has been presented as part of the new Canadian Screen Awards. From 1980 to 1983, only Canadian actors were eligible for the award; non-Canadian actors appearing in Canadian films were instead considered for the separate Genie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign Actor. After 1983, the latter award was discontinued, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zarafa (film)
''Zarafa'' is a 2012 French-Belgian animated film directed by Rémi Bezançon and . It was released on 8 February 2012 in France. The story was inspired by a historical giraffe known today as Zarafa (giraffe), Zarafa. Plot The film is Frame story, framed by a village elder (Vernon Dobtcheff) oral tradition, telling a story to a group of eager children. Set in the early 19th Century, the story tells of Maki (Max Renaudin), a ten-year-old orphaned Sudanese boy who has been sold into Slavery in Sudan, slavery with his friend Soula. He escapes the villainous slave trader Moreno (Thierry Frémont) and comes across a young giraffe and its mother. Moreno catches up to Maki and kills the mother giraffe. Maki promises the calf's mother that he'll protect and nurture her. Just as Moreno is about to take him to his slave camp, Hassan, a Bedouin nomad prince (Simon Abkarian), intervenes and saves his life. Maki follows Hassan as soon as he takes the giraffe with him. Hassan names the giraff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bacon On The Side
''Bacon on the Side'' (; ) is a French romantic comedy film, released in 2010. '''', October 26, 2010. Written and directed by Anne Depétrini, the film stars Ramzy Bedia and as Djalil Boudaoud and Justine Lacroix, a surgeon and a television reporter who enter a romantic relationship despite the objections of their families to the cultural gap. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
