Cinema Lessons AIFF 2025
Cinema lessons provide an in-depth look at a filmmaker’s career, focusing on their aesthetics, creative methods or artistic approach. Structured as talks dedicated to their body of work or specific area of expertise, these sessions offer deeper insight into their creative universe and their contribution to contemporary cinema.
Cinema Lesson 1: The Red Children
In this session, the director of The Red Children presents his artistic universe, his approach to directing actors and the development of his cinematic aesthetic. An immersive exploration of his creative process, offering insight into the methods and vision that shape the film’s distinct identity.
Speaker: Lotfi Ben Achour, director of The Red Children
Moderator: Badra Hafiane
Cinema Lesson 2: Special Effects in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
This lesson examines how AI technologies are reshaping the creation of visual effects, showcasing the latest tools and techniques used in designing and producing cinematic imagery. The speaker will reveal behind-the-scenes processes of a craft now central to contemporary storytelling, enabling ever more innovative and realistic on-screen worlds.
Speaker: Samy Lamouti
Moderator: Badra Hafiane
Cinema Lesson 3: Cinema of the Marginalized – How to Document Without Exploiting
This session highlights the experience of Czech filmmaker Peter Václav, providing valuable insight into ethically documenting social and marginalized stories. The discussion focuses on responsible filmmaking practices, exploring how to portray vulnerable individuals without exploitation, while fostering a cinema rooted in empathy, dignity and authenticity.
Speaker: Czech filmmaker Petr Václav
Moderator: Badra Hafiane
Cinema Lesson 4: Artifariti and Wanabik: A Dialogue Between Two Creations
This masterclass offers a platform to explore how cinema can support humanitarian causes, particularly the Sahrawi cause. It highlights the power of the seventh art to convey and illuminate stories in meaningful and inspiring ways, through the dialogue between two creative approaches.
Speakers: Screenwriter-director
Rabah Slimani – visual artist Walid Aidoud
Moderator: Badra Hafiane
