Malek Bensmaïl | |
Birth Date: | 1966 |
Birth Place: | Constantine, Algeria |
Occupation: | Film director, screenwriter, cinematographer and film producer |
Language: | French, Arabic |
Nationality: | Algerian |
Notable Works: | movies Des vacances, malgré tout / Despite all holidays (2001), Aliénations (2004), and La Chine est encore loin / China Is Still Far Away (2008). |
Malek Bensmaïl is an Algerian film director, screenwriter, cinematographer and film producer.[1] [2] [3]
Born in 1966 in Constantine, Algeria, Bensmaïl graduated in cinematography from the École supérieure d'études cinématographiques (ESEC Film School), Paris, in 1990, and did an internship with Lenfilm production company in Saint Petersburg.
Bensmaïl's films include:
Year | Film | Genre | Role | Duration (min) | |
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1990 | Roumanie, l'après Ceaucescu | Sociopolitical documentary on Romania after the fall of Ceaușescu in 1989 | Director | ||
1999 | Boudiaf, un espoir assassiné | Co-director with Noël Zurich | 58 m | ||
1999 | Territoire(s) | Director, screenwriter, and producer | 28 m | ||
2001 | Des vacances, malgré tout / Despite all holidays | Documentary | Director and screenwriter | 70 m | |
2001 | Démokratia | Political fiction short | Director and screenwriter | 17 m | |
2004 | Aliénations | Documentary on everyday life in a psychiatric hospital | Director, screenwriter and cinematographer | 105 m | |
2008 | La Chine est encore loin / China Is Still Far Away | Director and screenwriter | 120 m | ||
2013 | Odysseys[4] | Fiction comedy | Director, screenwriter and producer | 110 m | |
2015 | Contre-Pouvoirs / Checks and Balances | Political documentary on the Algerian daily El Watan | Director, screenwriter, producer, and cinematographer | 97 m | |
2017 | La Bataille d'Alger, un film dans l'Histoire / The Battle of Algiers: a Film Within History | Director, screenwriter and producer | 117 m | ||
2021 | Toute l'Algérie du monde | Documentary on Algeria's recent history | Director | 53 m |
Bensmaïl's films obtained four prizes and eight nominations, including:
Film | Festival | Award |
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Des vacances, malgré tout / Despite all holidays (2001) | Cinéma du Réel, Paris | 2001 Heritage Award |
Aliénations (2004) | Cinéma du Réel, Paris | 2004 Libraries Award |
La Chine est encore loin / China Is Still Far Away (2008) | 2008 Special Jury Award | |
Filmfest München (Munich International Film Festival) | 2009 Documentary Film Award of the Bavarian Broadcasting Corporation and Telepool |