Rachida Krim (born February 17, 1955) is a French filmmaker and visual artist of Algerian descent.
Life Rachida Krim was born in Alès, southern France, to parents from Western Algeria who were "rank and file members" of the National Liberation Front. She studied painting and had several exhibitions after her graduation. She began working in film in 1988 as a scriptwriter and in other capacities. In 1992 she traveled to Algeria to make her first film, El Fatha. Her film Sous les pieds des femmes examined personal memories of the Algerian War.
Awards
1997 Winner of CICAE Award at the Namur International Festival of French-Speaking Film for Sous les pieds des femmes 1998 Winner of Prix SACD at Avignon Film Festival for Sous les pieds des femmes 2003 Winner of Screenplay Creation Fonds at Amiens International Film Festival, shared with Irène Jouannet for Presque tout sur mon père 2003 winner of TV/Video Competition Award at Ouagadougou Panafrican Film and Television Festival for Houria for Best Series or Sitcom
Works
Films
El Fatha [The Feast], short film, 1992 Sous les pieds des femmes [Beneath the Feet of the Women], 1997 Imra`a safira / La Femme dévoilée [The Unveiled Woman], 1998
Television
Houria, 5 part TV series about issues of sexuality and AIDS, 2002 Pas si simple [Not That Simple], 2009 Permis d'aimer [License to Love], TV movie, 2005
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