Mostra Internazionale d Arte Cinematografica Venice

79 th Venice International Film Festival Workshop to support films in post-production from Africa and Arab countries (Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria).

For the sixth year, La Biennale di Venezia gives a cash award of € 5,000 to support the Best Film in post-production. La Biennale di Venezia Prize Jury, composed of Claire Diao (Sudu Connexion), Rasha Salti (ARTE France) and Gaetano Maiorino (True Colours) has awarded the film:

INSHALLAH A BOY / INSHALLAH WALLAD, by Amjad Al Rasheed (Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar) Producer: Rula Nasser (The Imaginarium Films) “For its brilliant direction and performance, for tackling a really dramatic social issue and for honouring the resilience of women in a conservative context”. The Jury of the Supporters of the 10th edition of Final Cut in Venice has decided to give their support to the following films in post-production:

BLACK LIGHT / LUMIÈRE NOIRE by Karim Bensalah (France, Algeria, Qatar) Producer: Oualid Baha (Tact Production) Has been supported by: - Laser Film (Rome) is offering € 15,000 for the color correction of a feature-length film for up to 50 hours of work (technician included); - MAD Solutions is offering for a feature-length fiction project an MG of $ 10,000 for marketing, publicity and distribution in the Arab World for one Arab project. - Sub-Ti Ltd. (London) is offering up to € 7,500 for the creation of the DCP master with Italian or English subtitles; - Sub-Ti Access Srl (Turin) is offering up to € 7,500 for the accessible contents of the film for audiences with sensory disabilities. - Rai Cinema is offering € 5,000 for the purchase of two-year broadcasting rights. - Red Sea Fund (Red Sea International Film Festival) is offering € 5,000.

THE CEMETERY OF CINEMA / AU CIMETIÈRE DE LA PELLICULE, by Thierno Souleymane Diallo (France, Senegal, Guinea) Producer: Orlane Dumas (L’image d’après) Has been supported by: - The Cinémathèque Afrique of the Institut Français (Paris) is offering the Prize “Coup de cœur de la Cinémathèque Afrique”, consisting of the acquisition of the non-commercial and non-exclusive broadcasting rights for 7 years with a value of € 4,000 – 6,000 depending on the genre, length and available territories of the film. - The Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) – ACP – EU is offering € 5,000 as a refund for post-production services – delivered by societies based in one of the EU or OACPS countries (except South Africa) – of a feature-length film realised by a director from one of the ACP countries and produced or co-produced by a society based in one of the ACP countries. - Festival International du Film d’Amiens is offering its participation in the production costs of a DCP (€ 2,500). - Eye on Films is giving the possibility to benefit from the Eye on Films label, that will present the film to distributors and festivals affiliated to EoF and will contribute to the communication of the film for a value of € 2,500 during its world premiere in an A-category festival.

INSHALLAH A BOY / INSHALLAH WALLAD, by Amjad Al Rasheed (Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar) Producer: Rula Nasser (The Imaginarium Films) Has been supported by: - Oticons is offering one of the selected projects to benefit from the film composers represented by the company and the original score that they will create. The production of the original score will include all relevant services, such as spotting sessions, composition, orchestration, mock-ups, final production, for a value of € 12.000. - El Gouna Film Festival is offering $ 5,000 awarded to one of the Arab projects and an invitation to participate in the industry platform CineGouna; - Festival International de Films de Fribourg is offering its participation in the production costs of a DCP (€ 2,500).

SUSPENDED, by Myriam El Hajj (Libano, Francia, Qatar) Producer: Myriam Sassine (Abbout Productions) and Carine Ruszniewski (Go Go Go Films) Has been supported by: - Mactari Mixing Auditorium (Paris) is offering up to € 15,000 for the sound mixing of a feature length film (up to 12 days of work, sound mixer not included). - Titra Film (Paris) is offering up to € 5,000 for color-grading; up to € 3,000 for the production of a DCP master, or the creation of i-Tunes, Google or Netflix files; up to € 2,000 for French or English subtitles (translation not included).