Abdelhamid Bouchnak’s “Papillon d’Or” (Golden Butterfly) has been chosen to represent Tunisia at the 2022 Oscars, competing for the Best International Feature Film Award. The film was selected on October 12th at a committee-meeting chaired by Slim Dargachi, director general of the CNCI (Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image).
“A sort of psychic reading or even a deep psychoanalysis of suffering,” the story is about Moez, a thirty-something policeman with a record for violence, and his chance encounter with a young boy. Together they embark on a journey part reality part fantasy. The film’s release in Tunisia is scheduled for November 7th 2021. “Papillon d’Or” is also in the running for the Tanit d’Or at the 32nd Carthage Cinematographic Days from October 30th to November 6th 2021.
Abdelhamid Bouchnak, producer and director
A graduate of ESAC (École Supérieure de l’Audiovisuel et du Cinéma) in Gammarth, Tunisia and the University of Montreal, Abdelhamid Bouchnak is a director and producer. Since 2012 he has managed Shkoon Productions. “Papillon d’Or” is his second feature: “Dachra” released in 2018, the first Tunisian horror film, broke the country’s box-office records and the same year was shown during International Critics Week at the Venice Film Festival. This year Abdelhamid Bouchnak also directed “Ken Ya Makenech”, a special Ramadan series broadcast on the Tunisian television channel 1.
94th Oscar ceremony
The American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has organized the Oscars since 1929, to recognize the previous year’s best films. The 94th Academy Awards will be held on March 27th 2022 in Hollywood, Los Angeles and the shortlist will be announced on February 8th 2022 for a final vote on March 22nd 2022.
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Sources : cinematunisien.com , leconomistemaghrebin.com, kapitalis.com, aa.com.tr, universnews.tn
