Simo (film)

{{short description|2022 Canadian-American short film directed by Aziz Zoromba}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Simo

| image =

| caption = Film poster

| director = Aziz Zoromba

| producer = Rosalie Chicoine Perreault

| writer = Aziz Zoromba

| starring = Basel El Rayes
Seif El Rayes
Aladeen Tawfeek

| music = Ilyaa Ghafouri

| cinematography = Alexandre Nour Desjardins

| editing = Omar Elhamy
Aziz Zoromba

| studio =

| distributor = H264 Distribution

| released = {{film date|2022|09|13|TIFF}}

| runtime = 23 minutes

| country = Canada

| language = Arabic
French

| budget =

| gross =

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Simo is a 2022 Canadian short drama film, written, directed, and co-edited by Aziz Zoromba. The film stars Basel El Rayes and Seif El Rayes as Simo and Emad, two brothers whose competitive rivalry leads to a dangerous situation when Simo sneakily tries to take over Emad's online gaming channel.Frédéric Bouchard, [http://www.qfq.com/article&ID=114405 "TIFF : Aziz Zoromba explore les tensions fraternelles dans «Simo»"]. Qui Fait Quoi, September 21, 2022.

The film premiered at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival,Anthony D'Alessandro, [https://deadline.com/2022/08/tiff-2022-short-film-lineup-1235094356/ "TIFF Short Cuts Lineup Counts 39 Titles Including The Alfonso Cuaron Produced ‘Le Pupille’"]. Deadline Hollywood, August 17, 2022. where it was named the winner of the Best Canadian Short Film award.Christian Zilko, [https://www.indiewire.com/2022/09/tiff-2022-peoples-choice-award-winners-list-1234763848/ "‘The Fabelmans’ Wins TIFF 2022 People’s Choice Award"]. IndieWire, September 18, 2022.

The film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2022.Pat Mullen, [https://povmagazine.com/three-feature-docs-make-canadas-top-ten/ "Three Feature Docs Make Canada’s Top Ten"]. Point of View, December 8, 2022. It was shortlisted for the Prix collégial du cinéma québécois in 2023,Jean-Louis Bordeleau, [https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/cinema/778567/prix-collegial-du-cinema-quebecois-l-hommage-s-elargit-et-devoile-ses-finalistes "Le Prix collégial du cinéma québécois s’élargit et dévoile ses finalistes"]. Le Devoir, January 19, 2023. and won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023.Jenna Benchetrit, [https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/csas-2023-third-night-1.6809964 "Brother dominates with a dozen wins on third night of Canadian Screen Awards"]. CBC News, April 13, 2023.

It was a Prix Iris nominee for Best Live Action Short Film at the 25th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2023.[https://ctvm.info/quebec-cinema-devoile-les-finalistes-aux-prix-iris-2023/ "Québec Cinéma dévoile les finalistes aux PRIX IRIS 2023"]. CTVM, November 14, 2023.