Sofia Djama

Sofia Djama is an Algerian film director. Her 2017 feature film debut, The Blessed, won three awards at the Venice Film Festival, including the Brian Award, given to the film which "best champions human rights, democracy, pluralism and freedom of thought", and the Lina Mangiacapre Award for a film which "changes the image of women in the cinema".

Sofia Djama
Born1979 (age 41–42)
NationalityAlgerian
OccupationFilm director

Djama's second short film, Softly One Saturday Morning (Mollement, un samedi matin), won two prizes at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival in 2012.[1]

Her 2017 feature film debut is The Blessed (Les bienheureux), a coming-of-age story set in Algiers in 2008, starring Sami Bouajila and Nadia Kaci.[2] The Blessed had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival,[2] and was one of only two films there from African directors, the other being the Franco-Tunisian Abdellatif Kechiche, with his film, Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno.[3]

The Blessed won three awards in the Orizzonti section (Horizons) section of the Venice Film Festival, with the Best Actress award going to Lyna Khoudri, the Brian Award, given to the film which "best champions human rights, democracy, pluralism and freedom of thought", and the Lina Mangiacapre Award for a film which "changes the image of women in the cinema".[3][4] International sales and French distribution rights have been acquired by Bac Films.[2]

Filmography
  • Les 100 pas de Monsieur X (2012)
  • Softly One Saturday Morning (Mollement, un samedi matin) (2012)
  • The Blessed (Les bienheureux) (2017)

References
  1. Day, Elizabeth (25 August 2012). "New Africa: the film-maker exploring feminism in Algeria". www.theguardian.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  2. Keslassy, Elsa (3 September 2017). "Bac Films Kicks Off Sales on Sofia Djama's Venice Title 'The Blessed'". variety.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  3. "Italy / Sofia Djama's "Les Bienheureux" wins awards at Venice - Méditerranée Audiovisuelle". mediterranee-audiovisuelle.com. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  4. "Collateral Awards of the 74th Venice Film Festival". labiennale.org. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.



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