Anis Djaad’s THE LIFE AFTER holds Arab world premiere, wins 3 awards at 2022 Carthage Film Festival

release date November 11 2022

Anis Djaad’s THE LIFE AFTER held its Arab world premiere at the 2022 Carthage Film Festival (JCC) that was held from October 29th to November 5th and claimed three awards.

THE LIFE AFTER nabbed the Tahar Cheriaa First Film Prize, the TV5 Monde Prize, and the Fédération Africaine des Critiques Cinéma's Le Prix FACC as part of the festival's parallel prizes.

Written and directed by Djaad, THE LIFE AFTER follows the story of a cleaner named Hajar and her son Jamil, who are forced to move from one village to another to escape rumors about her.

A story of misery and survival then unfolds as Hajar fights to protect herself and her son from the criminals who inhabit the city they live in.

The film was screened at the official competitions at the Tashkent International Film Festival in Uzbekistan, Brussels Independent Film Festival in Belgium, and the Amiens International Film Festival in France. It was also chosen to join the Venice International Film Festival's Final Cut Workshop.

Previously, the film received support from the AFAC Institution and Takmil Workshop at the JCC and CNC.

Starring Lydia Larini, Ahmed Belmoumane, Djemel Barek, and Samir El-Hakim, THE LIFE AFTER is produced by Alegria Production (Moncef Delici), while MAD Solutions manages its distribution in the Arab world.

Furthermore, the movie’s DOP is Ahmed Talantikite, its sound engineering is by Mohamed Amine Teggar, and it was edited by Valérie Pico.

Anis Djaad was born in Algeria's capital and schooled at Bab El-Oued. In 1996, he became acquainted with the world of filmmaking while working as an assistant director on Jamal Lloyd's FRANCA YA FRANCA. In 1997, he had to leave the cinema industry after the dismantling of the national film production company, but he hoped to return one day. The same year, he joined the national newspaper Le Soir from Algeria, where he worked as a reporter.

In 2006, his first feature film script AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL was selected and awarded by the European Media Film Program. He then worked for two years in Algeria's daily newspaper La Tribune starting 2007. In the same year, he published his first novel, Parisian Morning, which was published by Le Manuscript. In 2008, he published his second novel, The Odor of the Violin.

In 2011, he won the prize for the Best Screenplay for a short film at the Algerian Film Days for THE PORTHOLE, which he directed and won several awards for at international festivals the following year.

In 2013, he took part in the national script competition and won the grand prize with his script BLACK SCREEN, and in 2014, he directed his second short film RAILWAY CROSSING, which participated in and won several awards in various international film festivals.

He then made his third short film KELTOUM’S JOURNEY in 2015 with the support of the Mission Cinéma de la Ville de Paris.

Since 2016, he has been working on various scripts before completing his film THE LIFE AFTER.