After a week of screenings and meetings, the 8e edition of Positive Cinema Week – which takes place every year in Cannes under the auspices of the International Film Festival – devotes a cinema that changes our gaze on the world, awakens consciences and invites citizens around the world to engage. This year the Prize of Positive Cinema Rewarding the Most Feature Film « Positive » among all the films in official competition in Cannes, was awarded, this Friday 26 May on the CNC beach (partner of the event).
She's the Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania, who received the Positive Cinema Award 2023 for his fifth feature film and first official competition in Cannes, The Girls of Olfa. Prize awarded by the Positive Planet Foundation – which organizes Positive Cinema Week under the direction of its general delegate Sam Bobino –, presented by Jacques Attali, President of the Positive Planet Foundation and by actor and director Eric Judor, sponsor of this year's event.
The Girls of Olfa, a film of Kaouther Ben Hania, produced by Nadim Sheikhrouha and distributed in France by Jour2Fête. With: Hend Sabri, Nour Karoui, Ichraq Matar, Majd Mastoura, Olfa Hamrouni, Eya Chikahoui, Tayssir Chikhaoui. Music by: Amine Bouhafa.
Released in France on July 5, 2023.
The life of Olfa, a Tunisian mother of 4 girls, oscillates between shadow and light. One day, her two eldest daughters disappear. To fill their absence, director Kaouther Ben Hania summons professional actresses and puts in place an extraordinary cinema set-up to lift the veil on the story of Olfa and her daughters.
An intimate journey of hope, rebellion, violence, transmission and sorority will question the very foundation of our societies.
Conversation with Kaouther Ben Hania about the film "The Daughters of Olfa"
Source: https://www.arte.tv/
