release date March 13 2022
‘Communion’ Wins the Grand Prize for a Feature Film at Luxor African Film Festival
The Tunisian film, ‘Communion,’ by director Nejib Belkadhi, has successfully won the grand prize at the 11 edition of Luxor African Film Festival, which is The Golden Mask of Tutankhamun that is awarded to the best feature film. The closing ceremony of the festival was on Thursday, March 10 and the film was screened at Luxor Cultural Palace and witnessed a huge turn out from the audiences who applauded the film after its end.
The film ‘Communion,’ landed its Arab and World premiere at the inaugural edition of Red Sea International Film Festival, whereas the film project received the Red Sea Fund, as well as MAD Solutions award for distribution and marketing services at Malmo Arab Film Festival, Color grading services presented by Mosaic-TV, and Sound mixing services presented by Leyth Production at the MAFF Market Forum (MMF). It also received a grant from the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture – AFAC.
The plot of the film follows Sara who works from home, during the lockdown, in the humanitarian sector, helping people in distress during the Covid-19 crisis. Her husband Kais, psychotic, finds himself without medication, out of stock. Then begins the downfall to hell. Meanwhile, nature regains its rights, and the air becomes purer and more breathable
‘Communion,’ is written and directed by Nejib Belkadhi, who also co-stars in the film alongside Souhir Ben Amara. It is produced by Imed Marzouk, and Nejib Belkadhi, and MAD Solutions handles the film’s distribution in the Arab world
Nejib Belkadhi is a Tunisian director and actor who was born in 1972 in Tunisia. After studying Business and Marketing at the IHEC Carthage, he started his first steps as a director on the TV program Chams Alik at Canal + Horizons in 1999. In 2002, he founded Propaganda Productions with his friend Imed Marzouk who later became his producer. In 2005 he directed his first short film called "Tsawer”, which was selected in more than 30 festivals of 11 countries.
In 2006, his feature-length documentary VHS-Kahloucha participated in more than 50 festivals, including the Cannes Film Festival, where it landed its world premiere. The film won 7 awards in various festivals, including Best Documentary Award at Dubai International Film Festival. In 2013, his first feature film "Bastardo" world premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and was selected in competition at CINEMED. The film also screened at 30 festivals later, winning 11 international awards. Moreover, his second feature film “Look at me” was released in 2018, participating in TIFF and more than twenty other international festivals.
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