Mohamed Chouikh

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Mohamed Chouikh
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Born3 September 1943
Mostaganem, Algeria
NationalityAlgerian
CitizenshipAlgerian
Occupation(s)Film director
Screenwriter
Actor
Notable workThe Citadel
The Ark of the Desert
Youcef

Mohamed Chouikh (born 1943) is an Algerian film-maker and actor. [1] [2]

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Mohamed Chouikh was born at Mostaganem, Algeria on 3 September 1943, where he was to become a stage actor with a troupe which later developed into the Algerian National Theatre. In 1965, he acted in one of Algeria's greatest film productions, L'Aube des damnés by René Vautier and Ahmed Rachedi. In 1966 he took the role of Lakhdar (the son) in Mohamed Lakhdar Hamina's highly successful Le vent des Aurès. In 1972 he directed L'Embouchure for Algerian TV, followed in 1974 by Les Paumés (1974). In 1982 he made his first feature-length film, Rupture, and has pursued a writer-director career since then.

Filmography

YearFilmGenreRole
1965L'Obstacle [3] DramaActor
1966Rih al awras [4] DramaActor
1969Les hors-la-loi [5] DramaActor
1970Élise ou la vraie vie [6] DramaActor
1972L'embouchure [7] TV MovieDirector
1974Les paumés [8] TV MovieDirector
1976Les nomadesDramaActor
1979Mais où et donc Ornicar [9] DramaActor
1982Rupture (al-Inquita – Breakdown) [10] DramaDirector

Writer

1984Maquam Echahid [11] DramaDirector
1988La Citadelle (al-Qala – The Citadel) [12] DramaDirector

Writer

1994Youcef: La légende du septième dormant (Youcef kesat dekra sabera – Youcef: The Legend of the Seventh Sleeper) [13] DramaDirector

Writer

1997L'Arche du désert (The Desert Ark) [14] DramaDirector

Writer

1999Monnette [15] Short filmActor
2003Raqsat errihu [16] Adventure

Drama

Fantasy

Actor
2005Douar de femmes (Douar al-nisaa – Hamlet of Women) [17] DramaDirector
2014L'Andalou (Al Andalousee)

Awards and Nominations

YearFilmFestivalAwardResults
1988The Citadel Amiens International Film Festival Golden Unicorn Award for Best FilmWon
1989The Citadel Festróia - Tróia International Film Festival Golden Dolphin AwardWon
1990The CitadelFribourg International Film FestivalTrigon Film AwardWon
1993Youcef Amiens International Film Festival Prize of the City of AmiensWon
1997The Ark of the DesertLocarno Film FestivalGolden Leopard AwardNominated
1997The Ark of the Desert Namur International Festival of French-Speaking Film Special MentionWon
1997The Ark of the DesertNamur International Festival of French-Speaking FilmGolden Bayard award for Best Film (Meilleur Film Francophone)Nominated
1998The Ark of the DesertFestróia - Tróia International Film FestivalGolden Dolphin AwardNominated
1999The Ark of the Desert Ouagadougou Panafrican Film and Television Festival Jury Special PrizeWon
1999The Ark of the DesertOuagadougou Panafrican Film and Television FestivalOAU AwardWon

References

  1. Armes, Roy (June 2008). Dictionary of African filmmakers. Indiana University Press. p. 139. ISBN   978-0-253-35116-6 . Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  2. Armes, Roy (2005). Postcolonial images: studies in North African film. Indiana University Press. p. 218. ISBN   978-0-253-34444-1 . Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  3. Bouamari, Mohamed (1 January 1965), L'Obstacle (Short, Comedy, Romance), Mohamed Chouikh, Ahmed Benmensour, Anissa Mezaguer, Office des Actualities Algerienes, retrieved 31 August 2025
  4. Lakhdar-Hamina, Mohammed (6 November 1968), Rih al awras (Drama, War), Keltoum, Mohamed Chouikh, Omar Tayare, Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC), retrieved 31 August 2025
  5. Fares, Tewfik (29 December 1976), Les hors-la-loi (Drama), Sid Ahmed Agoumi, Cheikh Nourredine, Mohamed Chouikh, Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC), retrieved 31 August 2025
  6. Drach, Michel (25 November 1970), Élise ou la vraie vie (Drama), Marie-José Nat, Mohamed Chouikh, Bernadette Lafont, Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC), Port Royal Films, retrieved 31 August 2025
  7. Chouikh, Mohamed, L'embouchure, R.T.A., retrieved 31 August 2025
  8. Chouikh, Mohamed, Les paumés , retrieved 31 August 2025
  9. Effenterre, Bertrand Van (28 February 1979), Mais où et donc Ornicar (Drama), Geraldine Chaplin, Brigitte Fossey, Jean-François Stévenin, Mallia Films, retrieved 31 August 2025
  10. Chouikh, Mohamed, Rupture (Drama), Allel Bachali, Abdelkader Belmokadem, Charef Daouadji, Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC), retrieved 31 August 2025
  11. Chouikh, Mohamed, Maquam Echahid , retrieved 31 August 2025
  12. Chouikh, Mohamed, El kalaa (Drama), Djillali Ain-Tedeles, Yamina Bachir, Mohamed Baki, retrieved 31 August 2025
  13. Chouikh, Mohamed (23 March 1994), Youcef, Mohamed Ali Allalou, Youcef Benadouda, Mohamed Benguettaf, ENPA, retrieved 31 August 2025
  14. Chouikh, Mohamed (28 January 1998), L'arche du désert (Drama), Hacen Abdou, Messaouda Adami, Shyraz Aliane, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication, Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication, retrieved 31 August 2025
  15. Hélia, Marie, Monette (Short), Catherine Rouvel, Mohamed Chouikh, retrieved 31 August 2025
  16. Louhichi, Taieb, Raqsat errihu (Adventure, Drama, Fantasy), Hatem Berrabeh, Haifa Bouzouita, Mohamed Chouikh, Tanit Productions, Thoke Moebius Film Company, retrieved 31 August 2025
  17. Chouikh, Mohamed (17 November 2005), Douar de femmes, Sofia Nouacer, Khaled Benaïssa, Bahia Rachedi, Acima Films, retrieved 31 August 2025

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