THIS IS NOT A FRENCH FILM
Details
2026 BE FR I 80’ I comedy I French
in post-production, WP: Q1 2026. First Feature film
Original Title: Ceci n’est pas un Film Français
Synopsis
Tom, a goofy yet driven actor, starts filming a video journal to share his experience as a racialised performer in Belgium. Armed with good intentions yet a clumsy approach, he hires a slightly confused video crew, and sets out to interview fellow non-white actors. However, he is quickly confronted with the ingenuity of his premise and the awkwardness of his style, by the very cast he ensembled.
Eager to take things further, he gathers the same people in the south of France to write their dream film together. But even in this beautiful surroundings, tensions persist as their ambitions diverge, putting at stake the fragile unity Tom is trying to mold.
Credits
Directed by Tom Adjibi
Produced by Joël Curtz, Walid Bekhti for CVB (Belgium)
Co-produced by Clothilde Bunod, La Société du Sensible (France);
With the support of the Film and Audiovisual Centre of the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, the Belgian Federal Government’s Tax Shelter via Take Five Invest, the CNC Innovation Fund, the CNC “Images of Diversity” Fund – National Agency for Territorial Cohesion, the CNC Audiovisual Support Fund, the Région SUD Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur in partnership with the CNC, PROCIREP – Société des producteurs – ANGOA, HOTENSLIG asbl
Director’s Bio
A 2016 graduate of INSAS, Tom Adjibi is a director, actor and filmmaker.
In recent years, he has worked in theatre under the direction of Milo Rau, Tiago Rodrigues and Christiane Jatahy.
In cinema, he has worked with the Dardenne brothers and the Guit brothers, and more recently with Ann Sirot and Raphaël Balboni.
In 2021, he directed his first short film, entitled Marlone. In 2025, he will direct his first feature film, entitled "This is not a french film"..
