Karim Moussaoui

Karim Moussaoui (born 1976) is an Algerian film director, screenwriter, cinematographer and actor born in Jijel, Algeria, in 1976.^[1][2][3][4]

Karim Moussaoui
Born	1976 (age 47–48) Jijel, Algeria
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter, cinematographer and actor
Nationality	Algerian
Notable works	movies Until the Birds Return (2017), The Days Before (2013) and Les divas du Taguerabt (2020).

Filmography

Moussaoui's films include:^[1][3]

Year	Film	Genre	Role	Duration (min)
2006	Délice Paloma by Nadir Moknèche [fr; it; ca; ar; arz]	Drama feature	Actor	134 m
2006	Ce qu’on doit faire (مايجب علينا فعله)	Drama fiction short	Director and screenwriter	24 m
2008	Inland (Gabbla, Dans les terres) by Tariq Teguia	Comedy drama feature	Assistant director	140 m
2013	Les jours d'avant / The Days Before	Drama fiction feature	Director	40 m
2017	En attendant les hirondelles / Until the Birds Return	Drama fiction feature	Director and co-screenwriter	113 m
2020	Les divas du Taguerabt	Documentary short. To promote economical cooperation, China proposes to donate an expensive opera building to the city of Algiers.	Director and screenwriter	16 m
2020	Celles qui chantent	Documentary feature	Co-director with Julie Deliquet, Sergey Loznitsa and Jafar Panahi	75 m
2020	L'Algérie de Kamel Daoud by Jean-Marc Giri	Documentary feature	Cinematographer	52 m
2023	Ain El Djenna [fr; ar]	Drama TV miniseries ENTV, Canal Algérie	Director	15 x 20-26 m

Awards

Moussaoui's films obtained 6 prizes and 10 nominations, including:^[1]

Film	Festival	Award
The Days Before	Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur	2013 Winner Jury Special Prize
The Days Before	Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival	2014 Winner Special Mention of the Jury International Competition
The Days Before	Brive Medium-Length Film Festival [fr]	2014 Winner Special Mention Grand Prix France
Until the Birds Return	Gijón International Film Festival	2017 Winner Special Jury Award
Until the Birds Return	Lumières Award	2018 Winner Heike Hurst Award, Best First Film

References

1. Karim Moussaoui at IMDb
2. "Karim Moussaoui, Réalisateur/trice, Acteur/trice, Producteur/trice, Scénariste, Assistant/e réalisateur (Homme) Algérie". africultures.com (in French). Africultures. Les mondes en relation. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
3. "Africiné - Karim Moussaoui". africine.org (in French). Fédération africaine de la critique cinématographique (FACC). 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
4. "Karim Moussaoui". mad-distribution.film. MAD SOLUTIONS. 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024. Born in Jijel, Algeria, Karim Moussaoui is a director, writer and actor. He worked as an assistant director to directors such as Tariq Teguia and Nadir Moknache. In 2013, he made the film The Days Before.

External links

Videos

• Until the Birds Return (En attendant les hirondelles) – New clip (1/1) official from Cannes on YouTube. Video duration 1m 25s. Uploader The Upcoming, 2017.
• "En attendant les hirondelles" de Karim Moussaoui — Cannes 2017 — ARTE Cinéma on YouTube. Video duration 4m 52s. Uploader Arte Cinema, 2017. Olivier Père interviews Karim Moussaoui, author of the film "En attendant les hirondelles", co-produced by par ARTE and selected in the category "Un Certain Regard" of the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. French spoken.
• 'Until the Birds Return' Q&A | Karim Moussaoui | NDNF18 on YouTube. Video duration 29m 42s. Uploader Film at Lincoln Center, 2018. Director Karim Moussaoui discusses Until the Birds Return at New Directors/New Films 2018.
• LES DIVAS DU TAGUERABT by Karim Moussaoui on YouTube. Video duration 15m 30s. Uploader Opéra national de Paris, 2020.