Houda Benyamina
Directing
- Born
- November 30, 1980 (age 45) · Viry-Châtillon, France
Houda Benyamina (born 30 November 1980) is a French-Moroccan director and screenwriter. She was born in Viry-Châtillon, France, to a Moroccan family. Her younger sister Oulaya Amamra is an actress.
Benyamina's debut feature film Divines was critically acclaimed. It was an official selection of the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival and received the Cannes Film Festival Camera d'Or. Among other accolades were three César Awards (including Best First Feature Film) and four other nominations, a Golden Globe nomination for Best Foreign Language Film, a Munich Film Festival CineVision Award, and two Lumières trophies.
Known for
Behind the camera5
- 2025All for One Director, Screenplay
- 2022Salam Director, Author
- 2016Divines Director, Writer
- 20161000 Faces Director
- 2011The Road to Paradise Writer, Director
Acting1
- 2012Dubai Winter Diary VI: Light and Reflections as Self