Djafar Gacem (born 18 September 1966), sometimes as Djaâfar Gacem, is an Algerian

director Director may refer to: Literature * ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine * ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker * ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty Music * Director (band), an Irish rock band * ''D ...

. He is best known as the director of popular television serials and films '' Nass Mlah City'', ''Djemai Family'', '' Sultan Achour 10'' and ''Bouzid Days''.

Personal life

He was born on September 18, 1966, in

Algiers Algiers ( ; ar, الجزائر, al-Jazāʾir; ber, Dzayer, script=Latn; french: Alger, ) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The city's population at the 2008 Census was 2,988,145Census 14 April 2008: Office National des Statistiques ...

, Algeria.

Career

In 2001, he directed the television sitcom '' Nass Mlah City'' which first aired on

Télévision Algérienne TV1 (in ar, الجزائرية الأولى), formerly Algerian Television (in ar, التلفزيون الجزائري) then The Terrestrial Channel (in ar, القناة الأرضية), is the first Algerian general public network of Établiss ...

Canal Algérie TV2, formerly Canal Algérie (), in English means ''The Algerian channel'', is the second Algerian general public national television channel. The channel is part of the EPTV Group which also includes TV1, TV3, TV4, TV5, TV6, TV7, TV8 and ...

and A3 on November 6, 2002. The sitcoms enjoyed high ratings in Algeria in the 2000s. The series concluded in March 2006 after 119 episodes over three seasons. In 2006, he won the Award for Best Director at the Fennec d'or festivals for the series. Following the success of the ''Nass Mlah City'', he directed the next television series ''

Djemai Family ''Djemai Family'' is an Algerian TV series broadcast during the months of Ramadan 2008, 2009 and 2011. It is produced by SD-BOX, written by Osama Benhassine and Djaffar Gacem,

'' in 2008 which was awarded Best Director at the Fennec d'or Festival. Then in 2013, he made the series '' Dar El Bahdja'' and then '' Sultan Achour 10'' in 2015. In 2019, he directed his first historical fiction feature film '' Héliopolis''. The screening of the film had to be delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic impact on the film industry in Algeria. The trailer was released on October 25, 2020, and was finally screened under strict health conditions on November 4, 2020. It was selected as the Algerian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the

93rd Academy Awards The 93rd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released from January 1, 2020, to February 28, 2021, at Union Station in Los Angeles. The ceremony was held on April 25, 2021 ...

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gacem, Djafar Living people Algerian people Algerian directors 1966 births Algerian television people Algerian film directors Algerian filmmakers People from Algiers 21st-century Algerian people