• The start

    by Saïd Hamich Benlarbi

Title : The start
Director : Saïd Hamich Benlarbi
Duration : 24
Year : 2020
Genre : Fiction
Country : France, Morocco

Synopsis: Morocco, 2004. That summer, 11-year-old Adil spends his days playing with his friends and waiting for the final Olympic Games of his idol, the runner Hicham El Guerrouj. The arrival of his father and older brother, who have come from France for a few days, will leave a lasting impression on him.

Saïd Hamich Benlarbi

  • Flickers Rhode Island IFF | 2020
  • O5 Cours Trouville | Carte Blanche Arte | 2020
  • FIFIB | Best Original Music Award | 2020
  • FIFF Namur | Best Director Award, Best Cinematography Award | 2020
  • Cinemed | 2020
  • FICFA Festival International du Film Français en Acadie | 2020
  • Sarlat Festival | 2020
  • Cinémania | 2020
  • Cinemamed Brussels | 2020
  • Passaggi d'Autore | 2020
  • Dakar Court Festival | 2020
  • Festival Ciné Junior | Prix du Public 11 ans et + | 2021
  • Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival | French Competition | 2021
  • Cleveland International Film Festival | 2021
  • Festival Ciné Jeune de l'Aisne | Best Film European Competition | 2021 Go Short Nijmegen | 2021
  • Sarasota Film Festival | Best International Narrative Short | 2021
  • Mo&Friese Children’s SFF Hamburg | ECFA Short Award | 2021
  • Grenoble Outdoor Short Film Festival | Grand Prize | 2021
  • Palm Springs Shorfest | Audience Award | 2021
  • Nova Frontier Film Festival | Best actor | 2021
  • Aubagne Musique et Cinéma | Best Fiction Short | 2021
  • Festival Gabès | 2021
  • La Ciotat Berceau du Cinéma | Prix du Jury| 2021
  • Huesca International FF | 2021
  • Cine Africano de Tarifa | 2021
  • FIFOG | 2021
  • South Aflam | Prix du Scénario | 2021
  • Leiden Shorts | 2021
  • Festival Cinémas d'Afrique | 2021
  • Postira Seaside | 2021
  • Concorto FF | 2021
  • Festival de Contis | 2021
  • Africa Film Festival | 2021
  • Mizna's Arab Film Festival | 2021
  • Social Film Festival | 2021
  • Ciné Festival en Pays de Fayence | 2021
  • Kaohsiung FF | 2021
  • Filem'on | Jury Class Prize | 2021
  • MedFilm Festival | Methexis Award – Best Short Film | University Jury – Best Short Film | 2021
  • Annual Arab Film Festival – AFI | 2021
  • Festival Cine para Ninos | 2021
  • Format Court | Best Actor Award | 2021
  • Festival Eurydice | 2021
  • Images of Migrations | 2021
  • Film Franco-Arabe de Noisy-le-sec | 2021
  • Macau Film Festival | 2021
  • Winter Apricots | 2022
  • Paris Courts Devant | Prix du Jury | Prix du Public | 2022
  • Blue Danube FF | Student Jury Award | 2022
  • Children's Film Festival Seattle | 2022
  • Play – Lisbon International Kids Film Festival | Audience Award (Ages 10–13) | 2022
  • Bu5 Malmö | 2022
  • Sacramento French Film Festival | 2022
  • African, Asian and Latin America Film Festival - Milano | 2022
  • In the Palace FF | 2022
  • Setting Sun FF | 2022
  • Festival Ptit Clap | 2022
  • Children Care FF | Special Mention | 2022
  • Festival Cinéma en liberté | 2022
  • Provinziale | Audience Award | 2022
  • Arab Film Festival Zurich | 2022
  • Lublin Film Festival | 2022
  • Kids Film Festival LXL | 2022
  • Afrikamera Filmfest | 2022
  • Africlap | 2022