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My will : Making talking cinema, even in its silences
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FILMETSENS PRODUCTIONS
Saadi Belgaid is an independent screenwriter, director, and producer, trained at the Parisian film schools EICAR and ESRA.
His films, straddling the line between reality and intimacy, explore the invisible aspects of our society and give voice to what the world too often overlooks.
His short films, featuring prominent figures in French cinema such as Bernadette Lafont, Sabrina Ouazani, Mathias Mlekuz, and Jean-Claude Dreyfus, have been selected for and won awards at numerous international film festivals.
Committed beyond the screen, he has also advocated for artists' rights at the French Senate's Questure (a French administrative body) as part of the Artistes Citoyens (Citizen Artists) collective.
His work is rooted in a profoundly human, inclusive, and contemporary vision of cinema.
Through his films, Saadi BELGAID explores the discreet beauty of beings and things, revealing what the hurried eye no longer perceives: the grandeur hidden in the apparent insignificance of everyday life.
Nominée
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Cannes Film Awards
Cannes
2026
Official Selection
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Mpumalanga International Film Festival
Mpumalanga
2026
3 Awards Winner (Best Decor + Best Motivational Short Film + Best Inspiring Short Film)
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Travancore International Film Awards (TIFA)
Kerala
2026
HONORABLE MENTION
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MTPIFF – Montpellier Independent Film Festival
Montpellier
2026
BEST SCREENPLAY
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Faba Films
NEW YORK
2026
Finalist
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Ferrara Film Festival
Ferrara
2025
AWARD WINNER BEST SHORT FILM
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Bracciano Film and Arts Festival
Rome
2025
Finalist
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Middle East International Screenplay Awards by CINEVERSE
Jerusalem
2025
Official Selection
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The Indie Gathering International Film Festival
Cleveland
2025
Finalist
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Fest5 International Film Festival 2025
Kolkata
2025
Best script
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Cannes Film Awards
Cannes
2025
Official Selection
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Tokyo Lift-Off Film Festival
Tokyo
2025
Nominee
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Cannes Film Awards
Cannes
2025
Official selection
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Kerala Short Film Festival
KERALA
2025
Selected
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Berlin Lift-Off Film Festival
Berlin
2025
Finalist
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Holy Land International Screenplay Awards by CINEVERSE
Dubai
2025
Honorable Mention
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Tokyo Screenplay Awards
Tokyo
2025
Selected
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Nosebleeds Film Festival
Sioux Falls
2025
Nominee
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Cinematography & Photography Awards
Londre
2025
WINNER BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY
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Barcelona Indie Awards
Barcelona
2025
Finalist
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Prix Indie de Liverpool // LIA
Liverpool
2025
WINNER : Romantic/Romance Short (Main Category)
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Robinson Film Awards (International Film Festival)
Poggiomarino
2025
OFFICIAL SELECTION
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FEST5 INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (F5IFF)
CALCUTTA
2025
HONORABLE MENTION / BEST ORIGINAL SCRIPT
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Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival
ATHENS
2025
Official Selection
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Muğla Zeytin Çiçeği Uluslararası Kısa Film Yarışması / Muğla Zeytin Çiçeği International Short Film Competition
Istanbul
2025
Honorable Mention (Best Director)
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Phare International Film Festival
Albion
2025
Finalist
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World Culture Festival Karachi
Karachi
2025
Award Winner Best Short Film
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Bridge of Peace
Paris
2025
Finalist
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Uno sguardo raro Festival - Rare Disease International Film Festival
Rome
2025
Official Selection
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Afrobrix Film Festival
Brescia
2025
Official Selection
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Anti-War International Independent Film Festival
Jöhvi
2025
BEST DIRECTOR
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Great Eiffel // Paris Visions IFF
Paris
2025
Nominee
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Festival international du film NanoCon (NIFF)
Longview
2025
Official Selection
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The French Duck Film Festival
Paris
2025
2 Awards Winner (Best Writer / Best Editor)
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Picasso International Film Festival
Tapovan
2025
HONORABLE MENTION / BEST ORIGINAL SCRIPT
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Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival
ATHENS
2025
Honorable Mention
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Tokyo Screenplay Awards
Tokyo
2025
Official Selection
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Fresco International Film Festival
Yerevan
2025
Official Selection
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Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions Volume 5
London
2025
Official Selection
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Tirana Mediterranean Film Festival
Tirana
2025
Sélection officielle
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Paris Courts Devant
Paris
2025
Winner
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Castle Film & Media Awards
Rome
2024
Semi-Finalist
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International Moving Film Festival
Mexico
2024
Official Selection
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Milton Keynes International Film Festival
MILTON KEYNES
2024
Official Selection
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COLiseum International Film FEstival
Rome
2024
Finaliste
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International Short Film Festival on Cultural Tourism
Mumbai
2024
Official Selection
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Goa Short Film Festival
Goa
2024
Official Selection
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Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions by Lift-Off Global Network
Buckinghamshire
2024
Official Selection
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Festival international du film de Luleå
Luleå
2024
Official selection
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Los Angeles Short Film Award
LOS ANGELES
2024
BEST SHORT SCRIPT SCREENPLAY / WINNER
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Nitiin International Film Festival
PENANG
2024
Fiction under to 25‘
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30th International Festival of Local Television Golden Beggar
Košice
2024
OFFICIAL SELECTION
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REEL WORKS NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL
NEW YORK
2024
OFFICIAL SELECTION
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Milton Keynes International Film Festival
Milton Keynes
2024
Best Writer (Fiction Category) (Screenplay)
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Alibag Short Film Festival
Maharashtra
2024
WINNER / BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM
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Thilsri International Film Festival
ALAMPATTU
2024
SPECIAL MENTION AWARD / BEST ORIGINAL SCRIPT
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Festival international du film d'Athvikvaruni
Tamil Nadu
2024
Honorable Mention Award BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM
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ROHIP INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Kallal
2024
BEST SHORT SCRIPT SCREENPLAY
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Nitiin International Film Festival
Penang
2024
BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM
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Thilsri International Film Festival
Alampattu
2024
BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM
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Festival international du film d'Athvikvaruni
Tamil Nadu
2024
Honorable Mention Award BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM
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ROHIP INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Kallal
2024
Winner Best Short Script / General Comp)
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Cannes International Screenplay Awards by CINEVERSE
Paris
2024
Finalist
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Hollywood International CINEVERSE Screenplay Awards
Los Angeles
2024
Official Selection
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LA Film & Documentary Award
Los Angeles
2024
Official Selection
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New York Film & Female Actress Award
New York
2024
WINNER
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Phare International Film Festival
Albion
2024
Best International Writer (Screenplay)
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Himachal Short Film Festival
Himachal Pradesh
2024
Award Winner Lauréat du Festival
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La Boheme Cinema
Moscou
2024
Official Selection
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Golden Short Film Festival
L'Aquila
2024
Best International Short Script
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Filmzen International Film Competition
Chicago
2024
Official Selection
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New York Film & Cinematography Awards
New York
2024
BEST ORIGINAL NARRATIVE SHORT & BEST SCREENPLAY SHORT
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8 & HALFILM AWARDS
Los Angeles
2024
Honorable Mention
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Indo Dubai International Film Festival
Dubai
2024
Official Selection
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UK Film Festival - London
London
2024
Best Super Short Film
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Cannes World Film Festival
Cannes
2024
Official selection
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West Bengal Short Film Festival
Kolkata
2024
High School
EICAR INTERNATIONAL CINEMA SCHOOL
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High School
ESRA FRENCH CINEMA SCHOOL
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Birth Date
April 20, 1972
Nickname
Saadi
Birth City
ALGER
Current City
PARIS
Hometown
PARIS
Height
172
Gender
Male
Ethnicity
FRENCH
Eye Color
Grey
Zodiac Sign
Aries
Children
1
It is not reality that counts in a film but what the imagination can make of it. Charlie Chaplin
My will : Making talking cinema, even in its silences
Company
FILMETSENS PRODUCTIONS
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