SUD ECRITURE

06/05/2026

Nous sommes heureux d’annoncer la sélection de l’Atelier Sud Ecriture N°44 !

- SOLEIL LEVANT de Mickael-Sltan Mbanza (République Démocratique du Congo)
- DORIGIN de Meriem Abid (Maroc)
- AU BORD de Fatima Bathily (Sénégal)
- THE MAN FROM COPENHAGEN de Nada Al Wabel (Arabie Saoudite)
- RUNNING WITH STREET CATS de Zahra Zuhair (Arabie Saoudite)

La première session de l’Atelier se tiendra du 25 au 30 juin à Tilal Utique en Tunisie et la seconde en septembre à Dar Eyquem, Hammamet .

Avec le soutien de : CNC - Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, Red Sea International Film Festival, Fondation Kamel Lazaar Tilal Utique , Dar Eyquem

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We are delighted to announce the selection to the Sud Ecriture Workshop N°44 !

- SOLEIL LEVANT (RISING SUN) by Mickael-Sltan Mbanza (Democratic Republic of Congo)
- DORIGIN by Meriem Abid (Morocco)
- AU BORD (AT THE EDGE) by Fatima Bathily (Senegal)
- THE MAN FROM COPENHAGEN by Nada Al Wabel (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
- RUNNING WITH STREET CATS by Zahra Zuhair (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)

The first session will take place at Tilal Utique in Tunisia from June 24 to 30 and the second one at Dar Eyquem, Hammamet in September.

With the support of: CNC - Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, Red Sea International Film Festival, Fondation Kamel Lazaar Tilal Utique , Dar Eyquem

09/04/2026

Deux films qui sont passés par les ateliers Sud Ecriture sont en Sélection Officielle du Festival de Cannes en section Un Certain Regard !

- BENIMANA de Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo (Atelier Sud Ecriture N°35)
- CONGO BOY de Rafiki Fariala (Atelier Sud Ecriture N°41)

Nous sommes très heureuses pour eux et nous leur souhaitons beaucoup de succès !
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Two films that took part in the Sud Ecriture workshops are in the Official Selection of Festival de Cannes in Un Certain Regard!

- BENIMANA by Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo (Sud Ecriture Workshop N°35)
- CONGO BOY de Rafiki Fariala (Sud Ecriture Workshop N°41)

We are very happy for them and we wish them a lot of success!

PHOTO from BENIMANA (DOP: Mostafa El Kashef)

02/04/2026

Sud Ecriture lance son nouveau site internet ! 🥳
Rendez-vous sur www.sudecriture.org pour découvrir notre travail, vous informer sur les prochains ateliers et connaître les modalités de candidature...

Sud Ecriture launches its new website! 🥳
Visit www.sudecriture.org to know more about our work, find out about our next workshops and learn everything about the application process...

04/03/2026

26/02/2026

OPEN CALL FOR SAUDI FEATURE FILM PROJECTS

Sud Ecriture, in partnership with the Red Sea Fund, will be selecting two Saudi* projects for its upcoming International Workshop N°44.

Founded in 1997 by producer and script consultant Dora Bouchoucha, Sud Ecriture Workshops are meant to help Arab and African scriptwriters in developing their first or second fiction feature film projects.
Sud Ecriture’s approach consists in working collectively and thoroughly on each script in order to bring the authors to clarify their intentions, while respecting their wishes and the specificities of their story.

The selected project holders will take part in a two-session workshop of one week each in Tunisia, all expenses (flight tickets, accommodation, and meals) being covered.
Next edition will be mentored by Dora Bouchoucha and Lina Chaabane and will take place in June 2026 and September 2026 (locations and dates to be confirmed).

To apply, please send the following documents by email to [email protected] in English or French:
🔸A synopsis
🔸The author’s note of intent
🔸A script (with dialogues)
🔸A CV or biography of the author
🔸A link to at least one short film directed by the project holder
N.B.: Please attach one single PDF file including all documents

Deadline: March 15 at 23:59 pm (Tunis time)

*The screenwriter must be a Saudi citizen or an Arab or African resident of the KSA.

31/10/2025

Ils nous manquent déjà !
Retour sur les témoignages des participants à l'Atelier Sud Ecriture N°43, qui nous mettent du baume au coeur et nous encouragent à continuer...

We miss them already!
A look back at the feedback of the participants to the Sud Ecriture Workshop N°43, which warms our hearts and encourages us to keep going...

Avec le soutien de / With the support of: CNC - Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, Fonds pour la jeune creation francophone, INSTITUT FRANÇAIS, TACIR, International du Film de Dakhla