Algerian French film director, screenwriter, trainer, Associate Producer.

Algerian director Damien Ounouri was born in Clermont-Ferrand (France) in 1982. He studied film theory at the Sorbonne Nouvelle University. He currently lives in Algiers. His graduate film project on Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhang-Ke, Xiao Jia Going Home (2008), was selected for several international film festivals. His first feature film, "Fidaï" (2012) screened at the Toronto film festival.

Damien OUNOURI is an Algerian director based in Algiers. He studied cinema theory, developing its practical application as a self-taught skill. His documentary FIDAI (2012), co-produced by the Chinese director Jia Zhang-Ke, had its premiere at the Toronto TIFF and was shown in cinemas throughout France. His medium-length film KINDIL EL BAHR (2016) had its premiere at Cannes Directors' Fortnight and was broadcast on ARTE. He also directs video-clips and commercials, teaches at cinematographic workshops, and is Associate Producer for TAJ INTAJ (Algeria). THE LAST QUEEN (2022) is his first full-length feature film.

Fontes / Our Source / Nos Sources (READ MORE / PLUS D'INFOS) :

- www.lescinemasdumonde.com/nouv/?p=5644&lang=en
- THE LAST QUEEN - Press Kit, 2023 (The Party Film Sales)
Updated by Thierno DIA, 05 March 2023

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Regista franco-algerino, Damien Ounouri vive ad Algeri. Dopo gli studi all'Università Sorbonne Nouvelle, dove sviluppa la sua pratica da regista autodidatta, il suo film di diploma sul regista cinese Jia Zhang-Ke, "Xiao Jia Going Home" (2008), viene selezionato in diversi festival internazionali. Il suo documentario "Fidai" (2012), co-prodotto da Jia Zhang-Ke, è presentato al Festival di Toronto, programmato in giro per il mondo (Viennale, MoMA di New York, IDFA, Hong Kong, Durban, Goteborg) premiato al Doha Tribeca Film Festival con la Menzione Speciale e ottiene l'uscita in sala in Francia e Germania. Ounouri è anche docente e organizza seminari di cinema.

Source:
http://www.medfilmfestival.org/film/kindil/