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The film participates in Competition Official Critics Week in the 75th edition of the festival "It was" International Film Festival, May 17-28.
shock in Cannes
Ben Issa arrived at Cannes Festival The filmmaker, Thursday, passed away on Friday, leaving behind him a great sadness among his colleagues in the cinematic work who were waiting for him.
The director and team of the film expressed their deep sadness during the premiere of the film at the festival.
Clement said that he dedicates this work to a spirit Algerian artist who gave a lot to world cinema, especially French, noting that Benaissa played a distinguished role in the work.
A number of Algerian artists participating in the festival also expressed their deep sadness at the departure of Benaissa.
Algerian director Said Ould Khalifa confirmed that Ahmed Benaissa "great artistic stature".
Ould Khalifa told the site "Sky News Arabia" On the sidelines of his participation in Cannes: "A great shock that we experienced with the departure of the able artist and friend Ben Issa, hours before his movie was shown in Cannes".
More than 120 movies
On the other hand, art makers in Algeria mourned their late friend with moving words through their pages in "Facebook".
Algerian director Bachir Drais said: "Benaissa was not only an actor but a real teacher, and he is the memory of Algeria in theatre, cinema and television".
Algerian film critic Ahmed Bedjaoui confirmed that Benaissa’s artistic career was highly respected by filmmakers, especially directors who love to work with him.
Bedjaoui told the site "Sky News Arabia": "In addition to his artistic path, he is also a mujahid in the ranks of the National Liberation Front against the French colonization of Algeria".
After Algeria’s independence, Benaissa participated in several theatrical and cinematic works with the most prominent Algerian directors such as Rachid Bouchareb, Merzak Allouache and Ahmed Rachdi.
This is not the first participation of Ben Issa in a festival, as he participated in several works of co-production between Algeria and several European countries, and he also had a participation in the 2018 film with American director Woody Allen. "Coffee Chocette" Which opened the 69th Cannes Festival.
Algerian artist Ahmed Benaissa was born on March 2, 1944 in the city of Ndroma in the Tlemcen governorate, western Algeria, and his body is transferred to Algeria for burial in his hometown.
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The film participates in Competition Official Critics’ Week at the 75th Cannes Film Festival, from 17 to 28 May.
shock in Cannes
Ben Issa arrived at Cannes Festival The filmmaker, Thursday, passed away on Friday, leaving behind him a great sadness among his colleagues in the cinematic work who were waiting for him.
The director and team of the film expressed their deep sadness during the premiere of the film at the festival.
Clement said that he dedicates this work to a spirit Algerian artist who gave a lot to world cinema, especially French, noting that Benaissa played a distinguished role in the work.
A number of Algerian artists participating in the festival also expressed their deep sadness at the departure of Benaissa.
Algerian director Said Ould Khalifa confirmed that Ahmed Benaissa was “a great artistic stature”.
Weld Khalifa told Sky News Arabia on the sidelines of his participation in Cannes: “We lived a great shock with the departure of the able artist and friend Ben Issa, hours before his movie was shown in Cannes.”
More than 120 movies
On the other hand, art makers in Algeria mourned their late friend with poignant words on their Facebook pages.
Algerian director Bachir Drais said: “Ben Aissa was not only an actor, but a real schoolteacher, and he is Algeria’s memory in theater, cinema and television.”
Algerian film critic Ahmed Bedjaoui confirmed that Benaissa’s artistic career was highly respected by filmmakers, especially directors who love to work with him.
Bedjaoui told Sky News Arabia: “In addition to his artistic career, he is also a mujahid in the ranks of the National Liberation Front against the French colonization of Algeria.”
After Algeria’s independence, Benaissa participated in several theatrical and cinematic works with the most prominent Algerian directors such as Rachid Bouchareb, Merzak Allouache and Ahmed Rachdi.
This is not the first participation of Benaissa in a festival, as he participated in several works of co-production between Algeria and several European countries, as he had a participation with American director Woody Allen in 2018 in the movie “Coffee Chosette”, which opened the 69th session of the Cannes Festival.
The Algerian artist Ahmed Benaissa was born on March 2, 1944 in the city of Ndroma in the Tlemcen governorate in western Algeria, and his body is transferred to Algeria in order to be buried in his hometown.