Sofia Alaoui Explained

Sofia Alaoui (born 1990 in Casablanca) is a French-Moroccan director and screenwriter.^{[1] [2]} She is best known for her short film Qu'importe si les bêtes meurent.^{[3] [4]}

Biography

Born in Casablanca to a Moroccan father and a French mother, she grew up between Morocco and China. After graduating high school in Casablanca, she moved to Paris to study cinema.^[5] In 2017, she returned to Morocco to develop her own production company, Jiango Films.^{[6] [7]}

Her first short fiction film, Kenza des choux, was screened at a number of festivals.^{[8] [9]}

Her next film, Qu'importe si les bêtes meurent, was shot in the Atlas Mountains, featuring non-professional actors and dialogue exclusively in Tamazight.^[10] It won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival in 2020,^[11] and the César Award for Best Fiction Short Film in 2021.^[12]

Alaoui's feature directorial debut, Animalia premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.^[13]

Filmography

Feature films

• 2023: Animalia

Short films

• 2013 : Le rêve de Cendrillon
• 2015 : Les enfants de Naplouse (documentary broadcast on France 3 and TV5)^[14]
• 2018 : Kenza des choux^[15]
• 2019 : Les vagues ou rien^[16]
• 2020 : So What If the Goats Die
• 2020 : The Lake

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sofia Alaoui Meditalents. 2021-11-20. fr-FR.
2. Web site: Sofia Alaoui. 2021-11-20. en.unifrance.org. en.
3. Web site: Sofia Alaoui. 2021-11-20. Lioumness. en-US.
4. Web site: French-Moroccan Director Sofia Alaoui Wins Cesar Award for Best Short Film MapNews. 2021-11-20. www.mapnews.ma.
5. News: 2021-11-14. Un apéro avec Sofia Alaoui : " Je voulais m'intéresser à cette société du paraître qui existe vraiment au Maroc ". fr. Le Monde.fr. 2021-11-20.
6. Web site: Sofia Alaoui. 2021-11-20. Académie des César. en-US.
7. Web site: Jiango Films. 2021-11-20. www.unifrance.org. fr.
8. Web site: KENZA DES CHOUX – FIFOG 2018. 2021-11-20. fr-FR.
9. Web site: 2019-05-08. Kenza des Choux Plein la Bobine. 2021-11-20. fr-FR.
10. Web site: Sofia Alaoui : "Je souhaite faire un cinéma marocain ambitieux et international avant tout". 2021-11-20. Telquel.ma. fr.
11. Web site: so-what-if-the-goats-die. 2021-11-20. www.sundance.org. English.
12. Web site: 2021-03-13. Sofia Alaoui remporte le César du meilleur court métrage. 2021-11-20. L'Economiste. fr.
13. Web site: An in-person Sundance returns with a raft of rising European voices. Cineuropa. Martin. Kudláč. 8 December 2022. 27 January 2023.
14. Web site: film-documentaire.fr - Portail du film documentaire. 2021-11-20. www.film-documentaire.fr.
15. Web site: oriGine / Kenza des Choux. 2021-11-20. www.originefilms.fr.
16. Web site: Documentaire: "Les Vagues ou Rien", la passion du surf contre vents et marées, dimanche à 22h00. 2021-11-20. 2M. fr.