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Alaa Eddine Aljem

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19 November 2024

Friday 06 / 11:00

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Biographie

Alaa Eddine Aljem was born in Rabat in 1988 and studied cinema at ESAV Marrakech and INSAS in Brussels. He has directed and produced several films, which have been selected for numerous festivals around the world. Screen International named him one of the five rising stars of the Arab world. In 2019, he directed The Unknown Saint, which was selected in competition at La Semaine de la Critique at the Festival de Cannes as well as at the Marrakech International Film Festival. In 2020, Aljem attended the Atlas Workshops to develop the screenplay for his upcoming film, Eldorado.

Alaa Eddine Aljem was born in Rabat in 1988 and studied cinema at ESAV Marrakech and INSAS in Brussels. He has directed and produced several films, which have been selected for numerous festivals around the world. Screen International named him one of the five rising stars of the Arab world. In 2019, he directed The Unknown Saint, which was selected in competition at La Semaine de la Critique at the Festival de Cannes as well as at the Marrakech International Film Festival. In 2020, Aljem attended the Atlas Workshops to develop the screenplay for his upcoming film, Eldorado.