Houda Benyamina Explained

Houda Benyamina
Birth Place:	Viry-Châtillon, Essonne, France
Occupation:	Film director, screenwriter
Years Active:	2006–present
Relatives:	Oulaya Amamra (sister)

Houda Benyamina (born 1980) is a French director and screenwriter. She won the Cannes Film Festival Camera d'Or and César Award for Best First Feature Film for her 2016 film Divines.

Career

In 2013, Benyamina directed the short film On the Road to Paradise. For Divines, Benyamina won the Camera d'Or,^[1] and Best First Film at the 42nd César Awards on 24 February,^[2] where she was also nominated for Best Director and shared a nomination for Best Original Screenplay.^[3]

Personal life

Benyamina was born in Viry-Châtillon, Paris to a Moroccan father and Algerian mother.^[4] Her family includes younger sister Oulaya Amamra.^[5]

Filmography

Films!Year!Film!Role!Notes

2013	On the Road to Paradise	Director	short film
2016	Divines	Director

Awards and nominations

!Year!Film!Award/Film Festival!Category!Result

2016	Divines	2016 Cannes Film Festival	Caméra d'Or
		César Awards	Best Director
			Best Original Screenplay
			Best First Feature Film
		Munich Film Festival	CineVision Award
		Hamptons International Film Festival	Best Narrative Feature Film
		60th London Film Festival	Sutherland Award

Notes and References

1. Web site: Les grandes écoles de théâtre à l’heure d’une plus grande diversité . Charnet . Agathe . . 16 May 2016 . 25 February 2017.
2. Web site: César Awards Winners: 'Elle' Best Film, Isabelle Huppert Best Actress – Full List . . Tartaglione . Nancy . 24 February 2017 . 25 February 2017.
3. Web site: PALMARÈS 2017 - 42 ÈME CÉRÉMONIE DES CÉSAR . . 24 February 2017 . 24 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190122054119/http://www.academie-cinema.org/ceremonie/palmares.html . 22 January 2019 . dead .
4. Web site: Cinema: the 1000 faces of Uda Benyamina . . 12 January 2013 . 25 February 2017.
5. Web site: Cinéma : "Divines", c'est le mot ! . Baronian . Renaud . . 31 August 2016 . 24 February 2017.