“In the Shadows of Good Fortune,” a new film by Kemi Lala Akindoju is gearing up for it’s final stages of production at the 7th edition of the Atlas Workshops at the Marrakech International Film Festival (FIFM).
The film which has Lala as producer and Babatunde Apalowo as the writer and director is among the films selected for post-production support at the festial which will run from December 1 to 5, 2024.
Sharing the exciting news on Instagram, Lala said,
Super excited to announce my next film ‘IN THE SHADOWS OF GOOD FORTUNE’ which is a collaboration with the very talented Babatunde Apalowo.
The film is a project by Babatunde Polymath Pictures and Lala’s The Make It Happen Production Company, the project also enlists co-production efforts from Nkechi Okere, Jamiu Shoyode, and Oludara Egerton-Shyngle.
Since its inception in 2018, the Atlas Workshops have fostered collaboration and supported emerging filmmakers from Africa and the Arab world. This year’s lineup includes 17 projects in development and 10 films in production or post-production, selected from over 300 submissions across 13 countries, offering a platform for regional talents to connect with global industry experts.
Below is the complete list of projects and films selected for the Atlas Workshops
Development Projects:
Alicante – Lina Soualem (Algeria) – Debut fiction film
Flowers of the Dead (Flôr di finado) – Nuno Miranda (Cape Verde) – Debut film
Ici repose – Moly Kane (Senegal) – Debut film
The Last Beast of Atlas – Walid Messnaoui (Morocco) – Debut film
Lucky Girl (Chanceuse) – Linda Lô (Senegal) – Debut film
The Orange Grove – Murad Abu Eisheh (Jordan) – Debut film
Princesse Téné – Fabien Dao (Burkina Faso) – Debut film
Pure Madness (Pure folie) – Inès Arsi (Tunisia) – Documentary – Debut film
Samir, The Accidental Spy (Samir, Espion malgré lui) – Charlotte Rabate (Syria) – Debut film
She Shelter (Le Refuge) – Talal Selhami (Morocco) – 3rd film
She Source (Al Madda) – Mouloud Ouyahia (Algeria) – Debut film
Sour Turn, 2023 (À vous, 2023) – Cynthia Sawma (Lebanon) – Debut film
Moroccan Development Projects:
And Still I Rise (À balles perdues, mon âme gagnée) – Djanis Bouzyani (Morocco) | Documentary – Debut film
Dar Marjana – Lamia Lazrak (Morocco) | Documentary – Debut film
Fatwa – Mohamed El Badaoui (Morocco) – 4th film
The Field (Le Champ) – Mohamed Bouhari (Morocco) – Debut film
The Nours (Les Frères Nour) – Yassine Iguenfer (Morocco) – Debut film
Films in Production or Postproduction:
Aisha Can’t Fly Away – Morad Mostafa (Egypt) – Debut film
All That’s Left of You – Cherien Dabis (Palestine) – 3rd film
Aardi – Tala Hadid (Morocco) – 3rd film
Behind the Palm Trees – Meryem Benm’barek (Morocco) – 2nd film
Chronicles from the Siege – Abdallah Alkhatib (Palestine) – 2nd film
In the Shadows of Good Fortune – Babatunde Apalowo (Nigeria) – 2nd film
It’s a Sad and Beautiful World – Cyril Aris (Lebanon) – Debut fiction film
Laundry (Uhlanjululo) – Zamo Mkhwanazi (South Africa) – Debut film
Once Upon a Time in Gaza – Tarzan & Arab Nasser (Palestine) – 3rd film
Atlas Film Showcase:
El Sett – Marwan Hamed (Egypt)
Selected Moroccan Professionals for Atlas Station:
Youssef Amar – Producer
Khaoula Assebab – Director and Producer
Zineb Chafchaouni Moussaoui – Director
Meriame Essadak – Producer
Aymane Hammou – Director and Producer
Hicham Harrag – Director and Producer
Samir Harrag – Director and Producer
Safae Lahgazi Alaoui – Director
Jabrane Lakhssassi – Director and Producer
Basma Rkioui – Director and Producer
