MA – CRY OF SILENCE : FESTIVALS 

Burmese director The Maw Naing‘s last feature film MA-Cry of silence, written by Youngjeong Oh and coproduced by Massala with One Point Zero (Myanmar), Plus Point One (South Korea), Potocol (Singapore), DuoFilms (Norway) and Alpha Violet Production (France) will have its world premiere at the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF). The film will be screened in the “New Currents” section, a competition dedicated to up-and-coming  Asian filmmakers’ first or second features.  

​Mi-Thet, a young Burmese woman working in a garment factory is faced by a desperate strike organized by her colleagues. When learning about the violent history of her country, she decides to join the protest.  

FESTIVAL SELECTION 

    

  • Busan International Film FestivalWorld premiere / “New Currents” award
  • Hong Kong Asian Film Festival / New Talent Competitive Section

  • Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival / NETPAC Award Candidate

  • Dharmasala International Film Festival

  • World Film Festival of Bangkok / Lotus Competition / Special Mention Award

  • Marrakech International Film Festival / International Competition

LEW

by Catherine Ulmer Lopez

WOMEN FILMING

by Anna Salzberg

PRESS : THE WITCH AND THE MARTIAN

On Friday, December 17, the screening of “The Witch and the Martian” took place in Floirac, the town where the film is set.

THEATRICAL RELEASE OF THE WITCH AND THE MARTIAN

“La Sorcière et le Martien” by Thomas Bardinet produced by Massala and ABCDEFloirac and distributed by D.H.R. distribution A Vif cinémas was released in cinemas on 21 June 2023.

PRESSE : CAMOPI ONE

On Monday, September 26, 2022 the screening of Camopi One took place at the Utopia in Bordeaux, the screening was followed by a discussion with the director Laure Subreville and Jean-Michel Beaudet, anthropologist of music and dance.

CAMOPI ONE

by Laure Subreville

AWARDS : MA-CRY OF SILENCE

The team is thrilled to announce that MA-Cry of Silence, The Maw Naing’s last feature film, has received the New Currents Award from the Busan International Film Festival.

THE WACKOS

by Thomas Bardinet

AFTER THE WAVES : Screenings

We are thrilled to announce the official competition selection of After The Waves, David Chausse’s latest short film, co-produced with Les Films de la Capitaine, at the Tampere Film Festival.

PRESS : THE WACKOS

From Sunday February 26 to Friday March 3, 2023 took place in Bordeaux the shooting of the short film The Wackos directed by Thomas Bardinet and produced by Massala.

FUCKING RABBIT! : Screenings

After the first screening of the film at the TNBA on June 11, Catherine Ulmer Lopez’s documentary Putain de lapin! was screened at the Cinéma Lux in Cadillac on June 30, 2022…

AFTER THE WAVES

by David Chausse

IN THE NAME OF THE LAW, I RELEASE YOU : Screenings

After the TV broadcast and theatrical screenings in 2021 in Besançon and Bordeaux, new public screenings followed by debates will take place in 2022…