Damien Ounouri

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Place of Birth Clermont Ferrand, France

Damien Ounouri

Biography

Damien Ounouri is a franco-algerian director and writer, born in Clermont-Ferrand (France) in 1982. He studied cinema theory at Sorbonne Nouvelle University of Paris. His graduation project Xiao Jia going home (2008), about the chinese filmmaker Jia Zhang-Ke, was selected in many international festivals. His first feature-length film, Fidaï (2012), a documentary about the Algerian Revolution, was presented at the Toronto Film Festival, before going worldwide, winning many prizes and getting theater releases in France and Germany. He is also known for his short film, Kindil El Bahr, which screened at Cannes in 2016 ; and his most recent, acclaimed, feature film The Last Queen, released in 2022. Damien Ounouri lives and works in Algiers.

Known For

Director

2023
The Last Queen

as Director

2016
Kindil

as Director

2014
Fidaï

as Director

2007

Writer

2023
The Last Queen

as Writer

2016
Kindil

as Screenplay

2014
Fidaï

as Screenplay

2007
Xiao Jia Going Home

as Screenplay

Editor

2016
Kindil

as Editor

2007

Producer

2023
The Last Queen

as Producer