Sara Nacer

  • Sara Nacer
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Film director, Producer, Screenwriter
(Male)
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv

Canadian-Algerian film director, screenwriter and producer.

Sara NACER is a film director, screenwriter and producer.

She is known for LA ROCKEUSE DU DÉSERT (2022), QU'ILS PARTENT TOUS ! / Yetnehaw gaâ ! (2019) (2019, 56 mins 45s).


Originally from Algeria, Sara Nacer is an award-winning emerging filmmaker based in Montreal (Quebec - Canada).
Recognized in Montreal for her contribution to the promotion of cultural diversity, she has produced several major events and projects and has also produced several sold-out Music shows at La Place des Arts (Montreal).
Since her arrival in Montreal, Sara has focused on promoting cultural diversity. In 2013, she founded SN Production. She has produced a documentary film, music videos, been a member of jury in a film festival, and more. SN Production is in several partnerships with music, visual arts and film festivals.


Her first documentary film "Qu'ils partent tous" (2019, 56 mins 45s), shot in Algeria at the heart of the smile revolution highlights the socio-cultural awakening of the young generation. Released in December 2019, the film broke records at the Cinémathèque Québécoise, with several sold-out screenings and great media coverage.
Sara Nacer won the Best Documentary Film Award at the 20th Image et Vie Film Festival 2020 (Dakar, Senegal), as well as two distinctions at the 36th Vues d'Afrique International Film Festival in Montreal (the LOGIQ Award for a promising filmmaker and the Mobilité francophone Grant).

Her feature film "The Desert Rocker" (2022), awarded several times has been selected in a multitude of festivals around the world, as well as (while a project) at the Tribeca Film Institute in 2017 and in artistic residency at the Jacob Burns Film Center in New York.
She is writing a feature documentary, selected for the Close-Up initiative in 2020 (an international development program for emerging filmmakers).



Fontes / Our Source / Quelle / Nos Sources (MAIS INFORMAÇÕES / READ MORE / PLUS D'INFOS) :
- Africiné Magazine
- Presskit / Dossier de Presse du film LA ROCKEUSE DU DÉSERT (L'Équipage, Québec)
- www.filmsfemmesafrique.com/hors-competition-courts-metrages
- FIFP 2023 (Cannes) | https://fifp.fr/events/la-rockeuse-du-desert/
- www.tfiny.org/films/detail/la_rockeuse_du_desert
Updated by Thierno DIA, 05 Nov 2023

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