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Jesus and the Others

A footnote in ballet history ?

Akhenaten The Musical

About Us

Olivier Delesse

Hisham Abdel Khalek

Created in 2008, The aim of So Freakantastik, a French production company, is to tell stories coming from all the cultures in the world.

This cosmopolitan ambition is written in the genes of the firm which gathers partners from France and Egypt. It relies on a network of connections that includes co-producers, distributors, TV channels, institutions, film festivals, directors and actors from Europe, Middle-East, Africa and Asia.

Previous Productions

2022

House of Laila (Post Production)
by Mohamed El Namrawy

Nostalgia sung by Amira Selim (4′)
by Medhat Sood

2021

We are the Egyptians (Post Production) 
by Hisham Abdel Khalek

2016

A footnote in Ballet History ? (118′)
by Hisham Abdel Khalek

– Winner of 3rd Best Documentary at 25th FESPACO 2017 Pan African Film Festival of Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso
– Winner of Best Script at 5th Tiharqa International Award for cinema and Art – Sudan
– Winner of Special Award at 2nd Sunlight International Film Festival – Russia
– 38th Cairo International Film Festival – International Panorama
– 21st 25th PriMed – le Festival de la Méditerranée en images – Official Competition
Mediterranean Film Festival Cannes – Best Documentary Section
– 2nd New York International Film Festival® – Official Selection
– 15th Dhaka International Film Festival – Cinema of the World
– 6th Luxor African Film Festival – Official Section Out of Competition
– 3rd Alexandria Short Film Festival – Special Section
– 14th Archaeology Channel International Film Festival – Official Competition
– 3rd Khartoum Arab Film Festival – Official Competition
– 2nd Arabisches Film Festival in Tübingen – Official Competition
– Gold Movie awards Goddess Nike – Official Monthly Selection
– Mawassem du cinéma arabe – Official Selection

2016

Behind the I…! (15′)
by Hisham Abdel Khalek and Saad Bin Mohammed

– Winner: Jury Prize at 3rd Alexandria Short Film Festival 2017
– Winner: Certificate of Excellency at 7th Dada Saheb
– Phalke Film Festival 2017
– Cannes Short Film Corner 2017
– 3rd Khartoum Arab Film Festival – Official Competition
– 13th Eurasia International Film Festival – Official Competition
– 1st Festival Universitaire International Ciné-Lettres in Agadir – Official Competition
– 2nd Geo film festival – Official Competition

2015

Egyptian Permanent Mission to the UN Gala Event on October 13 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark Future (6′)  
featuring Seph Stanek by Hisham Abdel Khalek

O My Son (5′)
featuring N’Kenge by Hisham Abdel Khalek

2013 - Till now

Akhenaten The Musical – The New Broadway Bound

2010

Portrait of Esaad Younis (9′)
by Hisham Abdel Khalek

2009 - 2011

Al Arabia Cinema films, various documentaries, TV programs and short feature films for Europe

2009

Salam Ya Joe (7’)
by Hisham Abdel Khalek

– 3ème Salon du cinéma à Paris

2008 - 2011

Distributor of major cinema events and festivals coverage for major Arabic TV channels including Rotana and others

2008

Fatoush (10’)
by Hisham Abdel Khalek

– 3ème Salon du cinémaà Paris
– 24ème Marché du film court – Festival International du Court Métrage – Clermont-Ferrand
– 10ème Marché du film court – Festival Tous Courts
– 23e édition du Festival Européen du Film Court de Brest

2008

Destinée (15′)
by Hisham Abdel Khalek

– Short Film Corner 2008 – Cannes Film Festival
– 15th International Short Film Market Cinema Jove
– 19º Festival Internacional de Curtas de São Paulo – Brazil

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