Lotfi Bouchouchi (Arabic: لطفي بوشوشي, born 1964 in
Algiers
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) is an Algerian filmmaker and producer.
Biography
Bouchouchi graduated from the
École supérieure de cinéma de Paris. He made his debut in the audiovisual field as first assistant to directors
Merzak Allouache and
Mohamed Chouikh. He has worked for the French media group
TF1
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, French television channel
France 24
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Based in the Paris suburb of Issy-les-M ...
and Canadian television network
APTN1.
His 2015 directorial feature debut ''
The Well
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'' was selected as the Algerian entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the
89th Academy Awards but did not make the nomination. Nevertheless, the film participated in multiple international film festivals and won numerous awards.
In 2021, Bouchouchi received funding from the
Doha Film Institute
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for the production of a television series, ''Dar El Malika''. The same year, he began shooting his new feature film ''The Station''.
Partial filmography
Feature films (as director)
* 2015:
''The Well (Le puits)''
References
External links
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Algerian filmmakers
Algerian film producers
Living people
1964 births