Houda Benyamina (born 1980) is a French director and screenwriter. She won the Cannes Film Festival Camera d'Or and César Award for Best First Feature Film for her 2016 film Divines.
Career In 2013, Benyamina directed the short film On the Road to Paradise. For Divines, Benyamina won the Camera d'Or, and Best First Film at the 42nd César Awards on 24 February, where she was also nominated for Best Director and shared a nomination for Best Original Screenplay.
Personal life Benyamina was born in Viry-Châtillon, Paris to a Moroccan father and Algerian mother. Her family includes younger sister Oulaya Amamra.
Filmography +FilmsYearFilmRoleNotes2013On the Road to ParadiseDirectorshort film2016DivinesDirector2024All for OneDirector, screenplay
Awards and nominations +YearFilmAward/Film FestivalCategoryResult2016Divines2016 Cannes Film FestivalCaméra d'OrCésar AwardsBest DirectorBest Original ScreenplayBest First Feature FilmMunich Film FestivalCineVision AwardHamptons International Film FestivalBest Narrative Feature Film60th London Film FestivalSutherland Award
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