Directing
Faouzi Bensaïdi
FR, AR, EN, ES cinema · 28 credits
Born
14 March 1967 (age 59)
Birthplace
Meknès, Morocco
Also known as فوزي بن السعيدي
Faouzi Bensaïdi, born 14 March 1967, is a Moroccan film director, actor, screenwriter and artist. His film A THOUSAND MONTHS (2003) was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. In 2007 and 2009 he has taken part in the Arts in Marrakech Festival showing and discussing his films and installations. In 2011, his film DEATH FOR SALE premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film was selected as the Moroccan entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.
Known for
Filmography
Histoire d'amour en dix chansons, trois mariages et un baiser
A Love Story in Ten Songs, Three Weddings and a Kiss
Director, Screenplay
Deserts
as L'épicier, Director, Screenplay, Editor
Summer Days
as Kamal, Director, Screenplay, Editor
Interactions - When Cinema Looks to Nature
Director, Script
It Must Be Heaven
as Man Running From Police
Interdependence
Editor, Writer, Director
A Sunny Day
Director, Writer, Editor
Sofia
as Faouzi
The Blessed
as Amine
Volubilis
as Si Mohamed, Director, Writer, Producer
Lola Pater
as Le sheikh
Dheepan
as Monsieur Habib
Saint Laurent
as Butler
Short Plays
Director
Death for Sale
as Inspector debbaz, Director, Writer
WWW: What a Wonderful World
as Kamel, Director, Writer
A Thousand Months
as Samir, Director, Screenplay
Far Away
Actor, Writer
Braids
Actor
The wall
Director, Writer
The Cliff
Director
Mektoub
as Kamal Raoui, Writer