Written and directed by Firas Khoury, 'Alam' follows the story of a Palestinian teenager named Tamer.
Palestinian filmmaker Firas Khoury’s feature film Alam has bagged the Best Arab Film award at the 2024 Cairo Film Society Festival.
The film follows the story of a Palestinian teenager named Tamer, who leads a typical teenage life until the arrival of the beautiful Maysaa changes everything. As he grows closer to her, Tamer agrees to participate in a mysterious and life-changing operation called ‘Alam.’
Written and directed by Firas Khoury, Alam stars Mahmood Bakri, Sereen Khass, Saleh Bakri, Mohammad Karaki, Ahmad Zaghmouri and Muhammad Abed Elrahman.
The film is produced by Marie Pierre Macia, Claire Gadéa, Naomie Lagadec, Melik Kochbati, and Ossama Bawardi, with cinematography by Frida Marzouk, editing by Nadia Ben Rachid, and music by Faraj Suleiman.
In terms of bigger companies at play, Alam was produced by MPM Film, Paprika Films, and Philistine Films, and co-produced by Lacydon Bay Productions, Metafora Production, and the Red Sea Film Festival Foundation, with Arab world distribution by MAD Solutions and Lagoonie Film Production.
The feature film received a grant from the Doha Film Institute and a $20,000 script development grant from the Abu Dhabi Film Festival’s Sanad Fund. It was also chosen to participate in the Cinéfondation Workshop at the 2017 edition of the Cannes Film Festival and the 2019 Venice GAP-Financing Market; received a $10,000 grant from Cairo Film Connection — the CIFF’s Co-Production Market — and was featured at the Atlas Workshops of the Marrakech International Film Festival.
