Simo (film)
| Simo | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Aziz Zoromba |
| Written by | Aziz Zoromba |
| Produced by | Rosalie Chicoine Perreault |
| Starring | Basel El Rayes Seif El Rayes Aladeen Tawfeek |
| Cinematography | Alexandre Nour Desjardins |
| Edited by | Omar Elhamy Aziz Zoromba |
| Music by | Ilyaa Ghafouri |
| Distributed by | H264 Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 23 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Languages | Arabic French |
Simo is a 2022 Canadian short drama film, written, directed, and co-edited by Aziz Zoromba. The film stars Basel El Rayes and Seif El Rayes as Simo and Emad, two brothers whose competitive rivalry leads to a dangerous situation when Simo sneakily tries to take over Emad's online gaming channel.[1]
The film premiered at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival,[2] where it was named the winner of the Best Canadian Short Film award.[3]
The film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2022.[4] It was shortlisted for the Prix collégial du cinéma québécois in 2023,[5] and won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023.[6]
It was a Prix Iris nominee for Best Live Action Short Film at the 25th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2023.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ Frédéric Bouchard, "TIFF : Aziz Zoromba explore les tensions fraternelles dans «Simo»". Qui Fait Quoi, September 21, 2022.
- ^ Anthony D'Alessandro, "TIFF Short Cuts Lineup Counts 39 Titles Including The Alfonso Cuaron Produced ‘Le Pupille’". Deadline Hollywood, August 17, 2022.
- ^ Christian Zilko, "‘The Fabelmans’ Wins TIFF 2022 People’s Choice Award". IndieWire, September 18, 2022.
- ^ Pat Mullen, "Three Feature Docs Make Canada’s Top Ten". Point of View, December 8, 2022.
- ^ Jean-Louis Bordeleau, "Le Prix collégial du cinéma québécois s’élargit et dévoile ses finalistes". Le Devoir, January 19, 2023.
- ^ Jenna Benchetrit, "Brother dominates with a dozen wins on third night of Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, April 13, 2023.
- ^ "Québec Cinéma dévoile les finalistes aux PRIX IRIS 2023". CTVM, November 14, 2023.
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