Faouzi Bensaïdi
Faouzi Bensaïdi فوزي بن السعيدي | |
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| Born | 14 March 1967 Meknes, Morocco |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, actor, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1997–present |
Faouzi Bensaïdi (Arabic: فوزي بن السعيدي; born 14 March 1967) is a Moroccan film director, actor, screenwriter and artist. His film A Thousand Months was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
In 2007 and 2009 he has taken part in the Arts in Marrakech Festival showing and discussing his films and installations.[2]
In 2011, his film Death for Sale premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September. The film was selected as the Moroccan entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.[3]
Selected filmography
- Mektoub (1997)
- A Thousand Months (2003)
- WWW: What a Wonderful World (2006)
- Death for Sale (2011)
References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: A Thousand Months". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
- ^ http://www.aimbiennale.org
- ^ ""Mort à Vendre" de Faouzi Bensaidi représentera le Maroc aux Oscars 2013". www.libe.ma. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
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