Lotfi Bouchouchi Explained

Lotfi Bouchouchi (Arabic: لطفي بوشوشي, born 1964 in Algiers) 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,[1] French television channel France 24 and Canadian television network APTN1.[2]

His 2015 directorial feature debut The Well was selected as the Algerian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but did not make the nomination.[3] [4] Nevertheless, the film participated in multiple international film festivals and won numerous awards.[5]

In 2021, Bouchouchi received funding from the Doha Film Institute for the production of a television series, Dar El Malika.[6] The same year, he began shooting his new feature film The Station.[7]

Partial filmography

Feature films (as director)

Notes and References

  1. Book: World Press Freedom Review. 2002. IPI. en.
  2. Web site: Personnes Africultures : Bouchouchi Lotfi. 2021-11-21. Africultures. fr-FR.
  3. Web site: Salazar. Francisco. 2016-09-11. Oscar 2017 Predictions: 'The Well' will Represent Algeria at the Oscars. 2021-11-21. Latin Post - Latin news, immigration, politics, culture. en.
  4. Web site: Le film "Le puits" sélectionné aux 89e Oscars du cinéma. 2021-11-21. Al Huffington Post. fr.
  5. Web site: 2017-03-03. "Le Puits» au Fespaco: «Une nouvelle vision de la guerre d'Algérie". 2021-11-21. RFI. fr.
  6. Web site: Dar El Malika. 2021-11-21. Doha Film Institute. en-US.
  7. Web site: Métaoui. Fayçal. Lotfi Bouchouchi débute le tournage de "La gare", son nouveau long métrage. 2021-11-21. fr-FR.