Damien Ounouri (born 1982) is a French-Algerian film director.
Early life and education Born in 1982 in Clermont-Ferrand to a French mother and Algerian father. Ounouri studied film theory at Sorbonne University.
Career Ounouri's first feature film titled Fidaï is a documentary on the Algerian Revolution which was selected at the Toronto International Film Festival and has won several awards.
Filmography Kindil El Bahr Fidaï Away from Nedjma Xiao Jia going home Changping, Sonata in a small Chinese town The Last Queen
Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryFilmResultRef2013FEST New Directors/New Films FestivalBest Documentary Fidaï2008Taiwan International Documentary Film FestivalAsian Vision AwardXiao Jia Going Home2016Cannes Film Festival Illy PrizeKindil El Bahr2017Luxor African Film FestivalAudience Award for Best Short Narrative Best Artistic AchievementKindil El Bahr
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