Selma Bargach
Born
Casablanca
NationalityMoroccan
CitizenshipMoroccan
Alma materSorbonne
OccupationFilmmaker
Notable workJamais plus (fiction, 10’)

Selma Bargach is a Moroccan filmmaker.[1][2]

Biography

Born in Casablanca, Bargach studied art and cinema, notably at the Sorbonne in Paris. She obtained her doctorate with a thesis on the status and role of women in Moroccan cinema, under the direction of Daniel Serceau.[3] She directed her first short films in super 8 film. Upon returning to Morocco, she worked as an assistant director and became the audiovisual manager at the ONA Group. She continued to direct short films.[4]

Her first feature film, The Fifth String, released in 2011, is dedicated to the journey of a young lute musician.[5] It won the prize for Best Sound and a special mention from the jury at the Tangier National Film Festival. It also won awards at other festivals, including the Khouribga Film Festival, and was selected for the Kicheon Music Film Festival in South Korea, the Fameck Arab Film Festival, the Brussels Arab Film Festival and the Cinéalma Film Festival in Carros, France.[6][7]

Hersecond feature film, Indigo, also won several awards. In particular, it received the Paulin Soumanon Vieyra African Critics' Award at the Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO),[8] the Best African Film Award at the 5th edition of the Mashariki African Film Festival of Kigali,[9] as well as the Best Female Role Award at the 21st edition of the African Film Festival of Khouribga.[10] It tells the story of a 13 year old girl, Nora, who feels abandoned, and who takes refuge in the world of clairvoyance to escape the brutality of her brother.[11]

Partial filmography

Short films

Feature films

External links

References

  1. ^ "Personnes | Africultures : Bargach Selma". Africultures (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  2. ^ "Africiné - Selma Bargach, une réalisatrice qui voit clair". Africiné (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  3. ^ Bargach, Selma. Le statut et le rôle de la femme dans le cinéma marocain. OCLC 248927156.
  4. ^ MATIN, Ouafaa Bennani, LE. "Le Matin - " Indigo " de Selma Bargach au programme des projections". Le Matin (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-21.((cite web)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ ":: CENTRE CINEMATOGRAPHIQUE MAROCAIN ::". www.ccm.ma. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  6. ^ Khatib, Par Abdessalam. "Sortie nationale de "La cinquième corde" de Selma Bargach". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  7. ^ "International Short Film Festival - Clermont-Ferrand". my.clermont-filmfest.com. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  8. ^ "Au FESPACO, le Burkina projette aussi son image". Telquel.ma (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  9. ^ ""Indigo" de Salma Bargach sacré à Kigali". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  10. ^ "FESPACO : Le film "Indigo" de Selma Bargach primé". Hespress Français (in French). 2019-03-02. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  11. ^ Hadioui, Simo (2020-10-16). "Selma Bargach's "Indigo" on the screening programme". Maroc Local et Nouvelles du Monde | Nouvelles juives du Maroc, dernières nouvelles | מרוקו ג׳וייש טיימס, חדשות מרוקו והעולם | Morocco News | أخبار المغرب. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  12. ^ "International Short Film Festival - Clermont-Ferrand". my.clermont-filmfest.com. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
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