
Houda Benyamina
Houda Benyamina
Biography
Houda Benyamina (born 30 November 1980) is a French-Moroccan director and screenwriter. She was born in Viry-Châtillon, France, to a Moroccan family. Her younger sister Oulaya Amamra is an actress. Benyamina's debut feature film Divines was critically acclaimed. It was an official selection of the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival and received the Cannes Film Festival Camera d'Or. Among other accolades were three César Awards (including Best First Feature Film) and four other nominations, a Golden Globe nomination for Best Foreign Language Film, a Munich Film Festival CineVision Award, and two Lumières trophies.
Known For
Director
2025
All For One
as Director
2022
Salam
as Director
2021
Tell Me Your Secrets
as Director
2020
The Eddy
as Director
2016
Divines
as Director
2016
1000 Faces
as Director
2011
The Road to Paradise
as Director
Writer
Actor
2011