Halima Ouardiri is a Swiss-Canadian film director, screenwriter, and producer.Ismaël Houdassine, "Une vie de chien avec « Clebs » de Halima Ouardiri". Radio Canada International, February 21, 2020.
Career Ouardiri began pursuing a career in the arts, specifically in film, in the 2000s. She first garnered acclaim for her 2010 short film Mokhtar, which was a shortlisted Jutra Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Film at the 13th Jutra Awards in 2011,Marc Cassivi, "Soirée des Jutra: Incendies, favori d'un cru relevé". La Presse, February 9, 2011. and her 2019 short film Mutts (Clebs), which won a Crystal Bear for best short film in the Generation 14Plus program at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival in 2020.Victoria Ahearn, "Montrealer among big winners at Berlin International Film Festival". CTV News, March 2, 2020.
Born in Geneva to a Swiss mother and a Moroccan father, Ouardiri moved to Montreal to study film at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema.
In addition to her own films, she was credited as a producer on Kalina Bertin's 2017 documentary film Manic.
In 2018, she was one of eight women filmmakers selected for the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television's Apprenticeship for Women Directors program, alongside Kathleen Hepburn, Kirsten Carthew, Alicia K. Harris, Allison White, Asia Youngman, Tiffany Hsiung, and Kristina Wagenbauer.Lauren Malyk, "Canadian Academy selects eight for second annual mentorship program". Playback, August 20, 2018.
Ouardiri's first narrative feature film, The Camel Driving School, is in development. The project won the Atlas development prize at the 2023’s edition of the Atlas Workshops.https://www.screendaily.com/news/buzzy-atlas-workshop-project-the-camel-driving-school-adds-international-co-producers-exclusive/5188407.article
Her latest short film The Skates (Les Patins) is slated to screen in the Short Cuts program at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.Anthony D'Alessandro, "TIFF Shorts Lineup Includes ‘Dammi’ Starring Riz Ahmed; Works By Mackenzie Davis, Yann Demange & More". Deadline Hollywood, August 9, 2023.
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