A new Amazigh cinema school is scheduled to open in Bobigny, northeast of Paris, on November 2, adding a fresh cultural training space for Amazigh creators in France.
According to Kabyle.com, the project is led by filmmaker Younes Boudaoud, with support from Bobigny mayor Abdel Sadi, who has made a municipal space available near Place Pablo Neruda and the city hall. The school is being presented as both a training center and a production hub for a new generation of Amazigh filmmakers.
The planned program includes workshops in directing, screenwriting, photography, framing and production. Boudaoud is also appealing for volunteer instructors and technical collaborators, including experienced filmmakers, screenwriters, photographers and camera operators who can help build the school’s first cycle of training.
The initiative comes as Amazigh cinema continues to seek stronger infrastructure across North Africa and the diaspora. Film festivals and screenings have helped raise visibility, but training, equipment access and regular production spaces remain limited for many young creators who want to work in Tamazight, Kabyle or other Amazigh languages.
For the Amazigh community in the Paris region, the Bobigny school could become a rare institutional base where language, image-making and diaspora identity meet. It also gives the city a visible role in supporting cultural diversity beyond one-off events.
The announcement is linked to Boudaoud’s current film work as well. Kabyle.com reports that his feature DDA MUQRAN 4 is due for screenings in Montreal on October 10 and in Bobigny on October 30, shortly before the school’s planned opening.