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Let's Make Your Film

The collective laboratory for making first films.

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Your first film is the hardest step.

Cinema is not a closed territory: it belongs to anyone with a vision and the drive to defend it.

Let's Make Your Film demystifies filmmaking and walks with you from the script to the screen.

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directors: 4
films: 4
official selections: 82
awards and mentions: 16
volunteer crew members: 145
extras: 120+

Edition 5 · CinéMash residency

Four first films born in a residency with artists from every discipline, shot in August 2024 in Algiers, Blida, Sétif and Annaba.

Sirine Achir

Aswat · Docu-fiction · 12 min

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Aghiles Rebrab

Soumeya · Fiction · 30 min

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Borhane Cherbal

Le Reflet · Fiction · 25 min

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Inès Daif

L'Être indélébile · Fiction · 29 min

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The films

Eight films born in the lab. Hover a poster to glimpse the film, click to open its page.

Aswat

Soumeya

Le Reflet

L'Être indélébile

Inconnu

Mkawda

Jimy D Hamma

Le Vieux Kalbelouz

The journey

Six steps, from the call to the big screen. Flip through the script.

01
Selection
One call, one jury, four projects chosen from applications and interviews.
02
Development
CinéMash writing residency: the script is rewritten alongside artists from other disciplines.
03
Pre-production
Casting, location scouting, a volunteer crew, a shooting schedule.
04
Shooting
One week per film, equipment and logistics provided, trainees on set.
05
Post-production
Editing, colour grading, sound mixing, subtitles in several languages.
06
Release
Premiere in Algiers, a tour of film archives, national and international festivals.

Our values

What drives every edition.

01

Films that travel

Quality work, made to be seen in cinemas and at festivals.

02

Disciplines meet

Film, music, visual arts and writing come together around one film.

03

A real springboard

Your first professional experience, with real credits.

04

Visibility and mobility

Artists get known and get moving, in Algeria and beyond.

05

A real set

Trainees work on an actual shoot, not a simulation.

06

Team spirit

A close-knit team, from the first draft to the last screening.

01
Films that travel
Quality work, made to be seen in cinemas and at festivals.
02
Disciplines meet
Film, music, visual arts and writing come together around one film.
03
A real springboard
Your first professional experience, with real credits.
04
Visibility and mobility
Artists get known and get moving, in Algeria and beyond.
05
A real set
Trainees work on an actual shoot, not a simulation.
06
Team spirit
A close-knit team, from the first draft to the last screening.