Damien Ounouri

Damien Ounouri
Born	1982 (age 42–43) Clermont-Ferrand
Alma mater	Sorbonne University
Occupation	Film director
Spouse	Adila Bendimerad [1]

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. ^[2]

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. ^[3]

Filmography

• Kindil El Bahr
• Fidaï
• Away from Nedjma
• Xiao Jia going home
• Changping, Sonata in a small Chinese town
• The Last Queen ^{[1] [4]}

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result	Ref
2013	FEST New Directors/New Films Festival	Best Documentary	Fidaï	Won
2008	Taiwan International Documentary Film Festival	Asian Vision Award	Xiao Jia Going Home	Nominated	[5]
2016	Cannes Film Festival	Illy Prize	Kindil El Bahr	Nominated
2017	Luxor African Film Festival	Audience Award for Best Short Narrative Best Artistic Achievement	Kindil El Bahr	Won	[6]

References

1. "The Jury for Feature-Length Narrative Films – Annaba Film Festival". Annaba Film Festival. 26 January 1959. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
2. "film-maker Damien Ounouri: mec film". Home EN. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
3. Ounouri, Damien. "Québec City Film Festival". Québec City Film Festival. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
4. "AFAC". www.arabculturefund.org. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
5. "Damien Ounouri". IMDb. 30 September 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
6. Solutions, MAD (23 March 2017). "Kindil el Bahr Wins Two Awards at the Luxor African Film Festival". MAD Solutions Official website - Cairo - Abu Dhabi - Lisbon - New York City. Retrieved 30 September 2025.

External links

Damien Ounouri at IMDb