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The 11th edition of Lab Med, Meditalents' writing residency for a feature film project, took place in Marseille, Marrakech and Ouarzazate in 3 sessions of 6 days spread between March and November 2022. - The 1st session took place from 6 to 11 March 2022 in Marseille - The 2nd session took place from 15 to 20 June 2022 in Marrakech - The 3rd session took place from 19 to 24 November 2022 in Ouarzazate
Naçiye is a 75-year-old Belgian who lives in Antalya, Turkey. She has Parkinson's disease. For 5 years, she has been going to boxing clubs to confront and relieve a body that no longer responds to her. In this country in the midst of questioning its identity, she decides to fight to have sport recognized as an alternative treatment with the objective of creating the first boxing club for Parkinson's patients. But will the effectiveness of Rock Steady Boxing be recognized in Turkey, where the drug lobby and the weight of traditions constitute an obstacle to knowledge of “one of the great epidemics of our century”?
The eventful journey of a frustrated young man in search of satisfying a carnal need.
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Andrea is 13 years old, she spends the summers with her grandmother Gisella in Sardinia, in a small village nestled in the mountains and near the sea. This year, Andrea has grown, or rather, her body has grown and the men have noticed it before her. She clings to her childhood habits and wants to return to Jana's domu, with her friends. But they don't care about those fairy tales anymore, unlike her, they are grown up now. The domu was their secret place and contains a treasure that an inscription prohibits from taking. In fact the domus were ancient tombs which, according to popular tales, house mischievous little fairies born from bees, who will teach women to weave precious fabrics. Meanwhile, Andrea attracts the attention of men and even that of Nicola, her crush. She has her first period and the lights in the house opposite Gisella's come on. A sweet song comes from there; a woman weaves the loom with gold thread. With her, there is also a man. They are Lucia and Massimo. By observing them, Andrea begins to appreciate her new desires and sensations. She finally finds the courage to kiss.Is Lucia a jana?Jana is the story of this summer that we all experienced and that none of us will ever forget.
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Although severely disfigured by a chronic skin disease, Eva is extremely beautiful. When she agrees to a mysterious pact, she slowly begins to transform into a life-size doll.
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Laura, a thirty-year-old punk, travels around the South of France in her converted truck in the hope of finding a seasonal job. But a phone call forces her to urgently return to her native village. Her father, suffering from silicosis contracted at the marble quarry, wants to be euthanized. At odds with her parents, Laura will have to reconnect with her past to accompany her father towards death, opposing her mother and the village.
The strange life of Hayet, from his birth to his death through three moments of life which extend from the past to the future. 2001, Hayet was born and grew up locked up in the reserved area of Tunis. She discovers the world from the roofs of the medina. Revolution of 2011, Hayet flees the reserved neighborhood and discovers freedom. 2033, Hayet meets Wahid, a young man as lonely as she is. Together, they discover human relationships and emotions. They are no longer alone. Sunflowers of the Moon is also the fantasized story between history and anticipation of the city of Tunis.
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An introverted boy begins to follow in the footsteps of his troubled macho father, thinking that this attitude will help him regain the attention of the girl next door.
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To put an end to his cancer and escape the incurable situation in Lebanon, Aziz embarks on organizing his funeral without going through the rituals of men of God.
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Aisha, a Somali caregiver living in Egypt, is lost between her dreams and reality when routine, the pressure of a dreary job and a loveless relationship lead her to a dead end.
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Nuray, a nurse obsessed with beautification and plastic surgery, is offered a large sum of money by a criminal organization. To obtain it, she must increase the medication dosage of one of the patients at the hospital where she works. With her life and that of her son in danger, Nuray has no other choice but to try to get out of the trap she has gotten herself into at all costs.
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Christophe Lemoine is a French screenwriter, director, actor, comic strip scriptwriter and writer of children's literature.
Born in Morocco, he arrived in France at the age of 13. For a whole decade, his career took off in the world of theater, where he worked as an actor and director. He gradually began to write for the stage. In 2000, he became a writer for young people and a comic-strip scriptwriter. Les trois imposteurs" (2005-2006), in collaboration with Jean-Marie Woehrel, was his first published comic strip.
He also wrote the adaptations of "Robinson Crusoe", drawn by Jean-Christophe Vergne (2007), "L'Odyssée", drawn by Miguel Imbiriba (2010) and "L'île au trésor", drawn by Jean-Marie Vergne (2010) for Éditions Adonis' "Romans de Toujours" collection. He also wrote the screenplay for "L'Incroyable Music Hall!", drawn by Bruno Bazile, which appeared periodically in "Spirou". 2010 saw the production of a short film, which enjoyed a successful career, leading him to consider writing for the cinema. A screenwriter for film, animation and television, and a writer who passed through the Groupe Ouest Annual Selection in 2012, he also often acts as consultant, coach or script-doctor.He received the Prix des Écoles at the Terre de Bulles festival in Langeac in 2012 for "La Guerre des Boutons", the Prix de la Ligue de l'Enseignement at the BD Boum festival in Blois in 2012 for "Clara", and the Prix Latulu 2015 for "Poil de Carotte".
Jamal Belmahi was born in Morocco to a Moroccan father and an Austrian mother. A screenwriter for more than a decade, he has written several TV formats and also two film projects (Les Chevaux de Dieu, dir. Nabil Ayouch, Adieu l'Afrique Director: Pierre-Alain Meier). He is currently developing several projects, including Idir Serghine's first feature film.
He is a consultant on several series in Morocco and Algeria, a member of the CNC commission for the financial contribution for short films and one of the founding members of a French association of professional screenwriters: the SCA (Scénaristes de Cinéma Associés).
Magali Negroni holds a DEA from the University of Paris 8. Her research focused on Saül Bass. She began her career as an assistant director and went on to become a director, working on short films, commercials and documentaries that have been selected for competition in Berlin, New York and at the César awards.
Currently, she works as a scriptwriter and consultant mainly in the Middle East and Maghreb countries, as well as being a reader for Cinémas du Monde. In collaboration with Virginie Legeay, she co-wrote and produced the following films: "Les Jours d'avant" by Karim Moussaoui, "Hédi" by Mohamed Ben Attia, both of which won prizes in Berlin, and "The Translator" by Rana Kazkaz, which won the Prix Cinéfondation and was acquired by Arte.
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Simona Nobile is an international script consultant, screenwriter and trainer. She specializes in scriptwriting and editing. She then worked as a script editor for international production companies and is also a script consultant for Eurimages (since 2009), the MEDIA Program (since 2003), Torino Film Lab, Fondation Gan/Groupe Ouest, Moulin d'Andé, Antalya Film Forum, the Friuli Venezia Giulia region and several European production companies. Simona is a member of the EWA network and was a member of the selection committee for the Lazio Cinema international fund. She is a lecturer at the Università La Sapienza in Rome and a trainer/tutor for MEDIA, Torino Film Lab, Groupe Ouest, Scuola Holden, among others.
