LabDoc 2023

Moroccan director, screenwriter and producer of documentary and fiction films. She will accompany the winners throughout the second edition of Lab Doc. Born in Casablanca, Morocco, in 1970, Leïla KILANI studied economics in Paris, obtaining a DEA in History and Civilization of the Mediterranean before preparing a thesis at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales. Leïla Kilani has always dreamed of being a clown. Today, she lives between Paris and Tangier.‍

A freelance journalist since 1997, she turned to documentaries in 1999, with a number of highly acclaimed films: "Tanger, le rêve des brûleurs", 2002, about would-be immigrants to Europe, "Zad Moultaka, passages", 2002, "D'ici et d'ailleurs", a documentary on industrial memory in France, and "Nos lieux interdits" (2008). She then directed "Sur la planche" (2011), her 1st feature-length fiction film, which was selected for the Directors' Fortnight at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival and at over 80 festivals. She is currently working on finishing her second feature film: Indivisions.

Shu Aiello lives in Marseille. She alternates between director and production manager. She has worked alongside directors as diverse as Jean Louis Comolli, Yossif Pasternak, Yvan Lemoine, Yves Anchar, Jean Yves Collet... As a director, she has written and directed some twenty documentaries for television, many of them devoted to questions of identity and society raised by the colonial history of France and its overseas territories. She has also directed a number of children's fiction series and reports for channel 5.

Claire Simon is a British-born filmmaker known for her work in both fiction and documentary. She started as a self-taught filmmaker in the late 1970s and later discovered the power of direct cinema at the Varan Workshops. Her notable films include "LA POLICE," a short film awarded at the Belfort Festival, and "COUTE QUE COUTE," a documentary chronicling the downfall of a small food company. In 1997, she directed her first feature film, "SINON, OUI," based on a true story. Her films often blur the line between documentary and fiction, such as "LES BUREAUX DE DIEU" and "GARE DU NORD." She is known for capturing authentic stories and exploring the human experience.

Philippe Pujol grew up in Marseille, where his parents settled in 1977. He obtained a degree in biology, became a computer engineer, and later pursued a master's degree in scientific journalism from the Marseille School of Journalism and Communication. This led him to a local journalist internship at La Marseillaise newspaper in 2003. The following year, he accepted a position in the crime section.

In 2014, Philippe Pujol was awarded the 76th Albert-Londres Prize for his series of articles titled "Quartiers shit" about the northern neighborhoods of Marseille. The same year, he left La Marseillaise due to the newspaper's bankruptcy and subsequent economic layoffs.

In 2017, he published the book "Mon cousin le fasciste" (My Fascist Cousin), dedicated to his right-wing extremist cousin, Yvan Benedetti.

He is a member of the editorial committee of Disclose, an investigative journalism organization.

Philippe Pujol currently lives and works in Marseille.