About

Known credits:
9
Birthday:
1980-11-30
Place of birth:
Viry-Châtillon, France
Website:
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Houda Benyamina

Overview

Houda Benyamina (born 30 November 1980) is a French-Moroccan director and screenwriter. She was born in Viry-Châtillon, France, to a Moroccan family. Her younger sister Oulaya Amamra is an actress.

Benyamina's debut feature film Divines was critically acclaimed. It was an official selection of the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival and received the Cannes Film Festival Camera d'Or. Among other accolades were three César Awards (including Best First Feature Film) and four other nominations, a Golden Globe nomination for Best Foreign Language Film, a Munich Film Festival CineVision Award, and two Lumières trophies.

Known for

Acting
2011 Dubai Winter Diary VI: Light and Reflections Actor Self N/A
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Directing
2025 All For One Directing Director N/A
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2022 Salam Directing Director 59
Average
2016 Divines Directing Director 69
Fair
2016 1000 Faces Directing Director N/A
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2011 The Road to Paradise Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2025 All For One Writing Screenplay N/A
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2016 Divines Writing Writer 69
Fair
2011 The Road to Paradise Writing Writer N/A
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