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After studying film in Montreal, Nicolas Wadimoff presented his first short film, “The Bowl” (1991), in Locarno. Guitarist in an alt-rock band, he cofounded L’Usine, an independent Genevan cultural centre. He directed films like “The Golden Gloves of Akka” (1992), the portrait of a Palestinian boxer, “Clandestins” (1997), his first fiction, made with Denis Chouinard, “Aisheen” (2010), shot in Gaza and wich had its world premiere at the Berlinale, “Operation Libertad” (2012), presented at the Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes and at the 36th Mostra, “Spartiates” (2015), and “The Apollo of Gaza” (2018) which opened Locarno’s Critics’ Week. After a detour in education at HEAD - Geneva, between 2019 and 2023, he directed in, 2025, with Lyana Saleh, “UNRWA, 75 Years of a Temporary History”. He founded Akka Films in 2003, a production company that supports, among others, many Palestinian filmmakers.