Karim Moussaoui
Karim Moussaoui (born 1976) is an Algerian film director, screenwriter, cinematographer and actor born in Jijel, Algeria, in 1976.
Karim Moussaoui

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- Name
- Karim Moussaoui
- Born
- 1976
- Birthplace
- Jijel, Algeria
- Occupation
- Film director, screenwriter, cinematographer and actor
- Nationality
- Algeria
- Known for
- Until the Birds Return
- Languages
- Arabic
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Karim Moussaoui (born 1976) is an Algerian film director, screenwriter, cinematographer and actor born in Jijel, Algeria, in 1976.
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• Name — Karim Moussaoui • Born — 1976 • Birthplace — Jijel, Algeria • Occupation — Film director, screenwriter, cinematographer and actor • Notable Works — movies Until the Birds Return (2017), The Days Before (2013) and Les divas du Taguerabt (2020).
Filmography
Filmography
Moussaoui's films include: • Year — Film — Genre — Role — Duration (min) • 2006 — Délice Paloma by Nadir Moknèche — Drama feature — Actor — 134 m • 2006 — Ce qu’on doit faire (مايجب علينا فعله) — Drama fiction short — Director and screenwriter — 24 m • 2008 — Inland (Gabbla, Dans les terres) by Tariq Teguia — Comedy drama feature — Assistant director — 140 m • 2013 — Les jours d'avant / The Days Before — Drama fiction feature — Director — 40 m • 2017 — En attendant les hirondelles / Until the Birds Return — Drama fiction feature — Director and co-screenwriter — 113 m • 2020 — Les divas du Taguerabt — Documentary short. To promote economical cooperation, China proposes to donate an expensive opera building to the city of Algiers. — Director and screenwriter — 16 m • 2020 — Celles qui chantent — Documentary feature — Co-director with Julie Deliquet, Sergey Loznitsa and Jafar Panahi — 75 m • 2020 — L'Algérie de Kamel Daoud by Jean-Marc Giri — Documentary feature — Cinematographer — 52 m • 2023 — Ain El Djenna — Drama TV miniseries ENTV, Canal Algérie — Director — 15 x 20–26 m
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•. Video duration 1m 25s. Uploader The Upcoming, 2017. •. Video duration 4m 52s. Uploader Arte Cinema, 2017. Olivier Père interviews Karim Moussaoui, author of the film "En attendant les hirondelles", co-produced by par ARTE and selected in the category "Un Certain Regard" of the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. French spoken. •. Video duration 29m 42s. Uploader Film at Lincoln Center, 2018. Director Karim Moussaoui discusses Until the Birds Return at New Directors/New Films 2018. •. Video duration 15m 30s. Uploader Opéra national de Paris, 2020.
Awards
Moussaoui's films obtained 6 prizes and 10 nominations, including: • Film — Festival — Award • The Days Before — Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur — 2013 Winner Jury Special Prize • The Days Before — Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival — 2014 Winner Special Mention of the Jury International Competition • The Days Before — Brive Medium-Length Film Festival — 2014 Winner Special Mention Grand Prix France • Until the Birds Return — Gijón International Film Festival — 2017 Winner Special Jury Award • Until the Birds Return — Lumière Awards — 2018 Winner Heike Hurst Award, Best First Film
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