Burning

Burning is the choral story of Algerians today, struggling like a frozen fish that passes from hand to hand from the Kabyle mountains to the coast, only to come back to life and dive into the deep waters of possibilities.

Director : Slimane Bounia

Script : Sylvain Bolle-Reddat and Slimane Bounia

Cast : Sabrina Ouazani, Salim Kechiouche, Rachid Hadid

DOP : Yann Maritaud

Music : Alaoua Idir

Broadcast : France 2, Mèche Courte

International Distributor : Hewes Pictures

Financial partners : Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region, National Cinema Center, France 2, French Institute of Algeria

Festival selections (France) : Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival / Lussac Tout Courts Festival / Des Courts en Hiver Festival / Rhônalpin Film Festival / Paris Courts Devant Festival / Sarlat Film Festival / Tous Courts Festival / Les Etoiles du Court Festival / Pêcheurs d’Images Festival / Lama Film Festival / Ecran Libre Festival

Festival selections (International) : 12 Months Film Festival (Romania) / Tirana International Film Festival (Albania) / Rhode Island International Film Festival (USA) / Palm Springs International Film Festival (USA) / Manchester Film Festival (UK) / Milan VOD Distribution FilmFest (Italy) / Jagran Film Festival (India) / Imagineindia International Film Festival (Spain) / Tanger Mediterranean Short Film Festival (Marocco) / Golden Bridge International Film Festival (Russia) / Les Saisons Parisiennes Festival (Russia) / BBC Arabic Festival (UK) / Speechless Film Festival (USA) / Tiburon International Film Festival (USA) / Tripoli Film Festival (Libya) / Badalona Film Festival (Spain) / Leiden International Short Film Experience (The Netherlands) / Cisterna Film Festival (Italy)

Awards : Festival Grand Prix - Lussac Tout Court Festival / Audience Favorite - Des Courts en Hiver Festival / Student Award - Rhônalpin Film Festival / Best Short Film - Jagran Film Festival / Golden FIFAM of Short Film - Festival Amazigh

2017