Said Khallaf Explained

Said Khallaf is a Moroccan screenwriter and director.[1] [2] [3] He is best known for his 2016 film A Mile in My Shoes.

Biography

Khallaf was born in Casablanca. He had emigrated to Canada with the intention of studying software engineering, but ended up pursuing film studies. He joined the Vancouver Film School in 2004 and attended multiple courses and workshops and eventually obtained a bachelor's degree in film studies at the University of Vancouver in 2010.[4]

Khallaf began his career in Vancouver, performing on stage and co-writing a number of plays. For a year and a half, he produced and directed programs for the Canadian channel M2 (now MTV2).

His feature film A Mile in My Shoes won the Grand Prize at the 17th Tangier Film Festival,[5] the Golden Palm for Best Feature Film at the Arab and European Film Festival in Luxor,[6] and FESPACO's Stallion of Yennenga.[7] It was screened at the 2016 Downtown Los Angeles FilmFestival.[8] It was also selected as the Moroccan entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards.[9] [10] [11] [12]

Filmography

Feature films

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Said Khallaf. 2021-11-12. Télérama.fr. fr.
  2. Web site: Personnes Africultures : Khallaf Saïd. 2021-11-12. Africultures. fr-FR.
  3. Web site: Saïd Khallaf. 2021-11-12. Spla. en.
  4. Web site: 2019-04-24. Said Khallaf, le cinéaste du réel et de l'Universel. 2021-11-12. Maroc Diplomatique. fr-FR.
  5. Web site: " A Mile In My Shoes " rafle le Grand prix du Festival du film de Tanger. 2021-11-12. Telquel.ma. fr.
  6. Web site: Le film marocain "A mile in my shoes" remporte la palme d'or au festival de Louxor. 2021-11-12. Telquel.ma. fr.
  7. Web site: Le Maroc en force au Festival panafricain du cinéma (Fespaco 2017). 2021-11-12. Telquel.ma. fr.
  8. Web site: 2016-09-22. Moroccan Film Series Debuts at 2016 DTLA Film Festival. 2021-11-12. DTLA Film Festival. en-US.
  9. Web site: 8 September 2016. Morocco is represented at the Oscar presets with "A Mile in My Shoes". dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161106075941/http://www.h24info.ma/maroc/culture/le-maroc-represente-aux-preselections-aux-oscars-par-mile-my-shoes/46406. 6 November 2016. 8 September 2016. h24info.
  10. Web site: 8 September 2016. Oscars: Morocco Selects 'A Mile in My Shoes' As Foreign Language Entry. 8 September 2016. Morocco World News.
  11. Web site: 2017-12-15. Durban International Film Festival - A Mile In My Shoes. 2021-11-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20171215031815/http://www.durbanfilmfest.co.za/index.php/film/item/3192-a-mile-in-my-shoes.html. 2017-12-15.
  12. Web site:

    CENTRE CINEMATOGRAPHIQUE MAROCAIN ::

    . 2021-11-12. www.ccm.ma.
  13. Web site: Films Africultures : A mile in my shoes (Massafat Mile Bihidayi). 2021-11-12. Africultures. fr-FR.
  14. Web site: A Mile in My Shoes - MAD Distribution Films. 2021-11-12. mad-distribution.film. en.
  15. Web site: Films Africultures : Comédie (La) - لاكوميدي. 2021-11-12. Africultures. fr-FR.
  16. Web site: Said Khallaf prépare son deuxième long métrage "Les Egarés". 2021-11-12. Aujourd'hui le Maroc. fr-FR.

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