Kavalo Productions
Kavalo is a production company based in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. The Kavalo team is determined to produce series and movies, that shed light on powerful individual human stories, from underrepresented communities, making the invisible palpable and the unheard listened to.
Ania Jamila
Ania Jamila is a Canadian producer, director, and writer of Moroccan-Romanian heritage. She has lived in three continents and speaks five languages fluently. Ania is currently devoting her energies to several direction and production projects, including feature films, short films and TV series, mostly narrative projects, with strong human stories anchored in reality, but she doesn’t shy away from documentary when the project calls for it. Whatever the nature or format of the project she sets her sights on, Ania Jamila makes sure to spotlight the stories that inspire social change, narratives that unite communities and that celebrate diversity and unicity.
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Projects
Roaming Rhymes
Drama
First Draft of script ready
Countries of co-production : Canada + Europe
Language(s) : French and Romanian
Produced by : Kavalo Productions Inc. + Productions Ocho Inc.
Written by : Ania Jamila
Needs : Co-producer and Distributor
Omar, a Moroccan-Canadian, age 64, is the host of the radio show named Quand la musique vagabonde. The morning the film begins, he reveals a story through the songs he plays. He tells his listeners, but especially his adult daughter, Assia, about an improbable love story between two university students in Romania, in the late 1970s. In those days, like all the countries of the Eastern Bloc, Romania is courting students from Africa. One of them is a handsome Moroccan with a velvet voice. And that’s who Serafina, a brilliant daughter of simple peasants and a poster child for the Communist Party, falls in love with. This passionate union will unleash the wrath of the Party; of the feared Securitate, who spy on everything and everyone; and also the wrath of her own family. Listening to the radio that day, a few hours before her mother’s funeral, Assia discovers, far too late, the sacrifices her mother made for love.
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Roaming Rhymes
Drama
First Draft of script ready
Countries of co-production : Canada + Europe
Language(s) : French and Romanian
Produced by : Kavalo Productions Inc. + Productions Ocho Inc.
Written by : Ania Jamila
Needs : Co-producer and Distributor
Omar, a Moroccan-Canadian, age 64, is the host of the radio show named Quand la musique vagabonde. The morning the film begins, he reveals a story through the songs he plays. He tells his listeners, but especially his adult daughter, Assia, about an improbable love story between two university students in Romania, in the late 1970s. In those days, like all the countries of the Eastern Bloc, Romania is courting students from Africa. One of them is a handsome Moroccan with a velvet voice. And that’s who Serafina, a brilliant daughter of simple peasants and a poster child for the Communist Party, falls in love with. This passionate union will unleash the wrath of the Party; of the feared Securitate, who spy on everything and everyone; and also the wrath of her own family. Listening to the radio that day, a few hours before her mother’s funeral, Assia discovers, far too late, the sacrifices her mother made for love.
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The Little Prince of the Atlas
Fantasy
Early development
Countries of co-production : Canada
Language(s) : French or English AND Tamazight
Produced by : Kavalo Productions Inc.
Written by : Ania Jamila and Aïda Karkas
Needs : Co-producer and Distributor
Coming soon
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As a key player in Canada’s screen industry, the APFC promotes the outstanding content created by independent French-language producers. For nearly 25 years, we have represented and supported producers and creators. How do we do it? By defending the cultural and economic value of their work; implementing innovative professional development initiatives so they can remain competitive; constantly monitoring trends in the audiovisual industry; and building new opportunities. Our 26 member producers, who are located throughout Canada, work in television, film and digital media. Our film library, which contains over 425 titles, leaves no doubt about their talent.
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