Damien Ounouri
Directing
Damien Ounouri is a franco-algerian director and writer, born in Clermont-Ferrand (France) in 1982.
He studied cinema theory at Sorbonne Nouvelle University of Paris. His graduation project Xiao Jia going home (2008), about the chinese filmmaker Jia Zhang-Ke, was selected in many international festivals. His first feature-length film, Fidaï (2012), a documentary about the Algerian Revolution, was presented at the Toronto Film Festival, before going worldwide, winning many prizes and getting theater releases in France and Germany.
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He is also known for his short film, Kindil El Bahr, which screened at Cannes in 2016 ; and his most recent, acclaimed, feature film The Last Queen, released in 2022.
Damien Ounouri lives and works in Algiers.
Known for
Behind the camera5
- 2023The Last Queen Director, Writer, Producer
- 2016Kindil Screenplay, Director, Editor
- 2014Fidaï Director, Screenplay
- 2007Xiao Jia Going Home Screenplay, Editor, Director
- TBAThe Joyful 1926 Director, Writer