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Papicha
''Papicha'' is a 2019 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Mounia Meddour. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. It was selected as the Algerian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. It became the most successful African film directed by a woman at the French box office. Plot Set in the 1990s during the Algerian Civil War, Papicha tells the story of Nedjma, an 18-year-old student who loves fashion and going out with her girlfriends. This lifestyle is challenged by a growing campaign for women to wear the burqa. Her life changes after a dramatic attack and Nedjma decides to create a fashion show as a symbol of resistance. Cast * Marwan Zeghbib as Karim * Lyna Khoudri as Nedjma * Nadia Kaci as Madame Kamissi * Ali Damiche as Omer Reception Awards See also * List of submissions to the 92nd Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film * List of Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyna Khoudri
Lyna Khoudri ( ar, لينا خضري, born 3 October 1992) is an Algerian-French actress. In 2017, she won the Orizzonti Award for Best Actress at the 74th Venice International Film Festival for '' The Blessed''. In 2020, she won the César Award for Most Promising Actress for her performance in '' Papicha''. In 2021, she portrayed a student activist in Wes Anderson's ''The French Dispatch''. In 2023, Khoudri portrayed Constance Bonacieux in '' The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan'' and '' The Three Musketeers: Milady''. Early life Khoudri was born in 1992 in Algiers, Algeria, to a journalist father and a violinist mother. When Khoudri was 2 years old, the family moved to Aubervilliers, France, as exiles following death threats due to the danger of her father's profession during the Algerian Civil War. At the age of 18, Khoudri acquired French citizenship. Khoudri received her professional training at Théâtre national de la Colline. Career In 2014, Khoudri had her first ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mounia Meddour
Mounia Meddour (born 15 May 1978) is a Franco-Algerian film director. Biography Meddour's father is the Algerian director Azzedine Meddour and her mother comes from Russia. She studied in a journalism school, then trained in cinema and audiovisual in France. She completed a diploma at the European Centre Of Training Production Film (CEFPF) in fiction film directing in 2002 then a second diploma in documentary filmmaking in 2004. She then directed several documentaries, such as ''Particules élémentaires'' in 2007, ''La Cuisine en héritage'' in 2009, and in 2011 ''Cinéma algérien, un nouveau souffle'' a documentary on the new generation of Algerian directors which emerge, despite the absence of funding. That same year, she directed her first short fiction film, ''Edwige.'' Finally, in 2019, her first feature fiction film, ''Papicha'', filmed in spring 2018, is directed and is selected at the Cannes Film Festival. In ''Papicha'', the young female main character, Nedjma, is p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
45th César Awards
The 45th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, took place on 28 February 2020, at the Salle Pleyel in Paris to honour the best French films of 2019. Sandrine Kiberlain presided, and Florence Foresti as the host. Controversy and protests dogged the Academy in the months running up to the ceremony. The entire board of directors of the César Academy resigned on 13 February 2020, in response to complaints over the opaqueness of the process and the powerlessness of normal Academy members, who do not vote for nor otherwise exercise any control over the leadership of the Academy. The other issue of protest was the 12 nominations received by Roman Polanski's ''J'Accuse'' (''An Officer and a Spy'' in English), the most nominations of any eligible film. French feminists protested heaping honors on Polanski, who was convicted of raping a minor in California in 1978 but, according to Los Angeles courts, has not completed his sentence although ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadia Kaci
Nadia Kaci (; born 1970) is an Algerian actress. Biography Kaci was raised in Algiers by a mother who was "colorful, illiterate, and cultured". She taught her daughter feminism from a young age and played darbouka for the seven children. At age 18, Kaci became worried about the direction of Algeria and the freedoms due to the 1988 October Riots and the rise of Islamic nationalism. When she decided to become an actress, her father refused to speak to her for twenty years. Kaci was encouraged to move to France, but initially refused since she thought it was traitorous. She eventually left for France in 1993, after the bigotry became unbearable for her. In 1994, Kaci played Yamina, the liberal sister of Said who is forced to wear a veil, in ''Bab El-Oued City''. The film was directed by Merzak Allouache and condemns the violence of Islamic fundamentalists, and received the International Federation of Film Critics award at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival. She portrayed the intellectual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
César Award For Best First Feature Film
The César Award for Best First Feature Film (french: César du meilleur premier film) is an award presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma since 1982. It was originally named the César Award for Best Debut (César de la meilleure première œuvre in French) between 1982 and 1999, and César Award for Best Debut in Fiction (César de la meilleure première œuvre de fiction) until 2005, when it has been renamed again in 2006 to its current name. Winners and nominees 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also *Lumières Award for Best First Film * Louis Delluc Prize for Best First Film * French Syndicate of Cinema Critics — Best First Film *Magritte Award for Best First Feature Film The Magritte Award for Best First Feature Film ( French: Magritte du meilleur premier film) is an award presented annually by the Académie André Delvaux The Académie André Delvaux is a Belgium, Belgian professional organisation dedicated to th ... References Exte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
24th Satellite Awards
The 24th Satellite Awards is an award ceremony honoring the year's outstanding performers, films and television shows, presented by the International Press Academy. The nominations were announced on December 3, 2019. The winners were announced on December 19, 2019. Special achievement awards Auteur Award (for singular vision and unique artistic control over the elements of production) – Edward Norton (''Motherless Brooklyn'') Humanitarian Award (for making a difference in the lives of those in the artistic community and beyond) – Mounia Meddour (''Papicha'') Mary Pickford Award (for outstanding contribution to the entertainment industry) – Stacy Keach Nikola Tesla Award (for visionary achievement in filmmaking technology) – Joe Letteri Best First Feature – Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre (''The Mustang'') Stunt Performance Award – Steve Stafford Ensemble: Motion Picture – ''Knives Out'' Ensemble: Television – ''Succession Succession is the act or process ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Gouna Film Festival
The El Gouna Film Festival (GFF; ar, مهرجان الجونة السينمائي) is an annual film festival established in 2017, held in the Red Sea resort town of El Gouna, Egypt. The inaugural festival started September 22, 2017. The psychological thriller ''Scary Mother'', by Georgian first-time director Ana Urushadze, took the Golden Star, the festival's top feature film competition prize. Oscar-winning actor-director Forest Whitaker was feted with a lifetime achievement award. Awards Feature Narrative Competition * El Gouna Gold Star for a Narrative Film (Trophy, Certificate and USD 50,000) * El Gouna Silver Star for Narrative Film (Trophy, Certificate and USD 25,000) * El Gouna Bronze Star Narrative Film (Certificate, Trophy and USD 15,000) * El Gouna Star for Best Arab Narrative Film (Trophy, Certificate and USD 20,000) * El Gouna Star for Best Actor (Trophy and Certificate) * El Gouna Star for Best Actress (Trophy and Certificate) Feature Documentary Comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
César Award For Most Promising Actress
The César Award for Most Promising Actress (french: César du meilleur espoir féminin) is one of the César Awards, presented annually by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma to recognize the outstanding breakthrough performance of a young actress who has worked within the French film industry during the year preceding the ceremony. Nominees and winner are selected via a run-off voting by all the members of the Académie, within a group of 16 actresses previously shortlisted by the Révélations Committee. In English, the award is variously referred to as "Breakthrough performance, actress" or "Newcomer, female". Winners and nominees Following the AATC's practice, the films below are listed by year of ceremony, which corresponds to the year following the film's year of release. For example, the César Award for Most Promising Actress of 2010 was awarded on 27 February 2010 for a performance in a film released between 1 January 2009 and 31 December 2009. As with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Cannes Film Festival
The 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 14 to 25 May 2019. Mexican filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu served as jury president. The Palme d'Or went to the South Korean film ''Parasite'', directed by Bong Joon-ho; Bong became the first Korean director to win the award. American film director Jim Jarmusch's ensemble zombie comedy film '' The Dead Don't Die'' served as the opening film of the festival. The festival honoured French filmmaker Agnès Varda, who died in March 2019, featuring her on the official poster of the festival. The photograph used was taken during the filming of her debut film ''La Pointe Courte'' (1955), which later screened at the Cannes Film Festival. Juries Main competition *Alejandro González Iñárritu, Mexican director, Jury President *Enki Bilal, French author, artist and director *Robin Campillo, French director * Maimouna N'Diaye, Senegalese actress *Elle Fanning, American actress *Yorgos Lanthimos, Greek director *Paweł Paw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Coudert
Robin Coudert (born 15 May 1978), also known by his stage name ROB, is a French pop/rock musician, singer-songwriter, producer and film score composer. Life and career Born in Caen, Robin Coudert, alias ROB, is a musician, author, singer, composer, producer. He began learning music with the classical trumpet at the age of 8, and continued his instruction with the synthesizer and the piano, and thus created his first electronic compositions at the age of 10. Rob discovered performing with a heavy-metal band at 14, then a funk band at 16. Along with his musical experiences, he entered the Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1996, where he joined the studio of the painter Vladimir Velickovic. However, it was the Source label that spotted Rob, presented by his friends from the band Phoenix. In 1998, he participated in the Source Rocks compilation, from which his first EP, "Musique pour un enfant jouet", was extracted. In 2001, Source released his first album "Don't Kill", followed by "Satyred L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama Film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-genre, macro-genre, or micro-genre, such as soap opera, police crime drama, political drama, legal drama, historical drama, domestic drama, teen drama, and comedy-drama (dramedy). These terms tend to indicate a particular setting or subject-matter, or else they qualify the otherwise serious tone of a drama with elements that encourage a broader range of moods. To these ends, a primary element in a drama is the occurrence of conflict—emotional, social, or otherwise—and its resolution in the course of the storyline. All forms of cinema or television that involve fictional stories are forms of drama in the broader sense if their storytelling is achieved by means of actors who represent ( mimesis) characters. In this broader sense, drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WMGK
WMGK (102.9 FM, "102.9 MGK") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to serve Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by Beasley Broadcast Group and broadcasts a classic rock radio format. The broadcast tower used by the station is located in the Roxborough section of Philadelphia at (), while studios are in Bala Cynwyd. The station features popular Philadelphia radio personalities John DeBella and Andre Gardner. History Early years as W67PH/W69PH/WCAU-FM/WPEN-FM On November 26, 1940, the Federal Communications Commission granted WCAU Broadcasting Company a construction permit for a new FM station on 46.7 MHz on the original 42–50 MHz FM broadcast band with the W67PH call sign. The construction permit was modified on January 28, 1941, when the FCC reallocated the station to 46.9 MHz with a corresponding call sign change to W69PH. On November 24, 1941, the FCC granted the station authority to begin broadcasting and granted its first license on Novem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
