Private Project

Red Pen

A teacher tries to convey to his students the meaning of democracy through the collaborative correction of an exam in a school located in a remote mountainous location, while a communal election campaign is taking place in a nearby hamlet.

  • Abdou EL MESNAOUI
    Director
  • Abdou EL MESNAOUI
    Writer
  • Abderrahim HARBAL
    Producer
    Yan Production
  • Rachid EL OUALI
    Key Cast
    "Halim"
  • RAYAN NASSIB EL MESNAOUI
    Key Cast
    "Anarouz"
  • MOHAMED CHOUBI
    Key Cast
    "Haj EL Madani"
  • FADI EL BADRI
    Key Cast
    "Amghar"
  • LATIFA AHRRARE
    Key Cast
    "Mère d'Anarouz"
  • ABDELKEBIR RGAGUENA
    Key Cast
    "LARBI"
  • ABDERRAHIM EL MENIARI
    Key Cast
    "JILALI"
  • MOHAMED MACHMOUM
    Key Cast
    "MHANED"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Stylo Rouge
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    January 31, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    67,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Morocco
  • Country of Filming:
    Morocco
  • Language:
    Arabic
  • Shooting Format:
    4K
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • 14th SHORT FILM WEEK ISGA
    RABAT
    Morocco
    March 19, 2022
    NATIONAL
    GRAND PRIX
  • MOHAMED REGGAB SCRIPT PRIZE
    CASABLANCA
    Morocco
    January 31, 2022
    SPECIAL MENTION SCRIPT
  • 11th INDIAN CINE FILM FESTIVAL
    MUMBAI
    India
    September 18, 2022
    Asian Premiere
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • 11th INDIAN CINE FILM FESTIVAL
    MUMBAI
    India
    September 18, 2022
    Asian Premiere
    Honorable Jury Mention
  • 22nd NATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
    TANGER
    Morocco
    September 21, 2022
    National Premiere
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • LES RIMBAUD DU CINEMA
    Paris
    France
    October 26, 2022
    European Premiere
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • MADANI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
    JAKARTA
    Indonesia
    October 8, 2022
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • MADANI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
    Jakarta
    Indonesia
    October 8, 2022
    3rd Winner
  • AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL
    AUCKLAND
    New Zealand
    Australian premiere
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • TBILISSI 3rd INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM INTERNET FESTIVAL
    TBILISSI
    Georgia
    Georgian Premiere
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • TBILISSI 3rd INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM INTERNET FESTIVAL
    TBILISSI
    Georgia
    Georgian premiere
    JURY PRIZE
  • INTERNATIONAL AMITY SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
    ISTAMBUL
    Turkey
    Turkish premiere
    PANORAMA SELECTION
  • HALIC GOLDENHORN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
    ARALIK
    Turkey
    December 5, 2022
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • 7th CINE CAFE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL FILM
    TAZA
    Morocco
    December 27, 2022
    BEST YOUNG ACTOR / SPECIAL MENTION YOUNG ACTOR /OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • AMSTERDAM FREEDOM INDEPENDENT IFF
    Amsterdam
    Netherlands
    Netherlands premiere
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • ROME PRISMA FILM AWARDS
    Rome
    Italy
    Italian premiere
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • PARADISE FILM FESTIVAL
    Budapest
    Romania
    Romanian premiere
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • SHORT STOP INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
    Lasi
    Romania
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • CAPE TOWN SQUAD INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
    Cape Town
    South Africa
    South Africa premiere
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • CAPE TOWN SQUAD INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
    Cape Town
    South Africa
    South Africa premiere
    7 nominations
  • CAPE TOWN SQUAD INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
    Cape Town
    South Africa
    South Africa premiere
    BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM
  • 26 th FEZ CINE- VILLE FESTIVAL
    FES
    Morocco
    December 20, 2022
    AUDIENCE AWARD OF BEST FILM / OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • MABIG FILM FESTIVAL
    Augsburg, Bayern
    Germany
    November 20, 2023
    Germany premiere
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • LES RIMBAUD DU CINEMA
    Paris
    France
    October 26, 2022
    European Premiere
    FINALIST
  • BUTTERFLY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
    Marseille
    France
    March 10, 2023
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • ROME PRISMA FILM AWARDS
    Rome
    Italy
    January 5, 2023
    FINALIST
  • SANTO DOMINGO GLOBAL FILM FESTIVAL
    Santo Domingo
    Dominican Republic
    January 22, 2023
    Dominican pRemieRe
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • HALIC GOLDENHORN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
    ARALIK
    Turkey
    December 5, 2022
    BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
  • HIGH TATRAS FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL

    Slovakia
    February 4, 2023
    SLOVAKIAN PREMIERE
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • Rome Prisma Film Awards

    Italy
    January 5, 2023
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • International Hollywood Short Film Festival
    LOS ANGELES
    United States
    February 26, 2023
    USA PREMIERE
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • SAIDIA FILM FESTIVAL CINEMA WITHOUT BORDERS
    SAIDIA
    Morocco
    December 27, 2022
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • SAIDIA FILM FESTIVAL CINEMA WITHOUT BORDERS
    SAIDIA - BERKANE
    Morocco
    December 27, 2022
    GRAND PRIZE
  • Eternal International Film Festival
    Florentia
    Italy
    January 31, 2023
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • 14TH ONE COUNTRY ONE FILM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
    APCHAT-ISSOIRE
    France
    March 30, 2023
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • CANNES CONTINENTAL FILM FESTIVAL
    CANNES
    France
    April 25, 2023
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • AROUND FILMS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
    BERLIN
    Germany
    March 7, 2023
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • GENEVE AWARDS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
    GENEVE
    Swaziland
    January 23, 2023
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • GENEVE AWARDS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
    GENEVE
    Swaziland
    January 23, 2023
    BEST DIRECTOR SHORT FILM
  • HIGH TATRAS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

    Slovakia
    February 5, 2023
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • HIGH TATRAS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

    Slovakia
    February 5, 2023
    BEST SHORT FILM
  • HIGH TATRAS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

    Slovakia
    February 5, 2023
    HONORABLE MENTION BEST DIRECTOR SHORT FILM
  • BEST SHORT FILM AWARD, WINTER EDITION 2023

    United Kingdom
    February 12, 2023
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • BEST SHORT FILM AWARD, WINTER EDITION 2023

    United Kingdom
    February 12, 2023
    GOLDEN BEST SHORT DRAMA
  • SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL SHORT WEEK
    SHANGHAI
    China
    February 21, 2023
    FINALIST
  • TBILISSI INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL
    TBILISSI
    Georgia
    April 2, 2023
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • BROSKO TERRA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
    ALTAI BROSKO
    Russian Federation
    February 10, 2023
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL
    MOSCOW
    Russian Federation
    February 25, 2023
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • ROYAL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

    February 20, 2023
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
Distribution Information
  • QUIZAS FILMS
    Distributor
    Country: France
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Abdou EL MESNAOUI

Abdou EL MESNAOUI est un acteur, réalisateur marocain et professeur d’enseignement supérieur à l’Institut Supérieur des Métiers de l’Audiovisuel et du Cinéma. Lauréat de l’institut Supérieur d’Art Dramatique et d’Animation culturelle, il a commencé sa carrière comme acteur et metteur en scène au Théâtre puis comme manager des établissements culturels avant d’exercer plusieurs métiers du cinéma comme Assistant- réalisateur et Directeur de production dans plusieurs films de cinéma et de Télévision au niveau national et international. « STYLO ROUGE » est son deuxième court-métrage.

Abdou EL MESNAOUI is a Moroccan actor, director and Phd in higher education at the Higher Institute of the Audiovisual and Cinema Professions in Morocco. Laureate of the Higher Institute of Dramatic Art and Cultural Animation, he began his career as an actor and director at the Theater and then as a manager of cultural institutions before taking up divers movies professions as assistant director and director of production in many movies and television films at national and international level. « RED PEN» is his 2nd film.

Abdou EL MESNAOUI es un actor, director y doctor marroquí en educación superior en el Instituto Superior de Profesiones Audiovisuales y Cinematográficas de Marruecos. Laureado del Instituto Superior de Arte Dramático y Animación Cultural, comenzó su carrera como actor y director en el Teatro y luego como gerente de instituciones culturales antes de asumir diversas profesiones cinematográficas como asistente de dirección y director de producción en muchas películas y televisión. Películas a nivel nacional e internacional. « BOLÍGRAFO ROJO » es su Segunda pelicula.

عبدو المسناوي مغربي الجنسية ممثل ومخرج وأستاذ للتعليم العالي بالمعهد العالي لمهن السمعي البصري والسينما. خريج المعهد العالي للفن المسرحي والتنشيط الثقافي، بدأ حياته المهنية كممثل ومخرج في المسرح ثم كمدير للمؤسسات الثقافية قبل تولي العديد من المهن السينمائية كمساعد مخرج ومدير للإنتاج في العديد من الأفلام السينمائية والتلفزيونية على الصعيدين الوطني والدولي. "ستيلو احمر،" هو ثان فيلم قصير له.

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