Faouzi Bensaïdi

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1967-03-14 (57 years old)

Place of Birth Meknès, Morocco

Also Known As فوزي بن السعيدي

Faouzi Bensaïdi

Biography

Faouzi Bensaïdi, born 14 March 1967, is a Moroccan film director, actor, screenwriter and artist. His film A THOUSAND MONTHS (2003) was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. In 2007 and 2009 he has taken part in the Arts in Marrakech Festival showing and discussing his films and installations. In 2011, his film DEATH FOR SALE premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film was selected as the Moroccan entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.

Known For

Director

2023
Déserts

as Director

2022
Summer Days

as Director

2019
A Sunny Day

as Director

2017
Volubilis

as Director

2014
Short Plays

as Director

2011
Death for Sale

as Director

2003
A Thousand Months

as Director

2000
The wall

as Director

2000
The Rain Line

as Director

1999
The Cliff

as Director

Actor

2018
Sofia

as Faouzi

2017
The Blessed

as Amine

2017
Volubilis

as Si Mohamed

2015
Dheepan

as Monsieur Habib

2014
Saint Laurent

as Le majordome

2013
2011
Death for Sale

as Inspector debbaz

2002
Wind Horse

as Driss

2000
1997
Mektoub

as Kamal Raoui

Writer

2023
Déserts

as Screenplay

2022
Summer Days

as Screenplay

2019
A Sunny Day

as Writer

2017
Volubilis

as Writer

2011
Death for Sale

as Writer

2003
A Thousand Months

as Screenplay

2001
Far Away

as Writer

2000
The wall

as Writer

1997
Mektoub

as Writer

Editor

2023
Déserts

as Editor

2022
Summer Days

as Editor

2019
A Sunny Day

as Editor

Producer

2017
Volubilis

as Producer