European directors of colour

by Tualap1 | created - 02 Jan 2017 | updated - 02 Jan 2017 | Public

1. Abdellatif Kechiche

Writer | La vie d'Adèle

Abdellatif Kechiche was born on December 7, 1960 in Tunis, Tunisia. He is a writer and director, known for Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013), Games of Love and Chance (2003) and Poetical Refugee (2000).

2. Houda Benyamina

Director | Divines

Houda Benyamina was born on November 30, 1980 in Viry-Châtillon, Essonne, France. She is a director and writer, known for Divines (2016), Sur la route du paradis (2011) and Ma poubelle géante (2009).

3. Josef Fares

Director | Jalla! Jalla!

Josef Fares, born September 19, 1977 in Beirut, Lebanon, is a director, writer and actor. His family moved to Sweden in 1987 and settled in Örebro. Josef Fares was a very productive filmmaker in his teens. He diligently sent his works to all the world's festivals for short films. Encouraged by the ...

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4. Tarik Saleh

Director | The Nile Hilton Incident

Tarik Saleh was born on January 28, 1972 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He is a director and writer, known for The Nile Hilton Incident (2017), Cairo Conspiracy (2022) and Metropia (2009).

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5. Jonas Carpignano

Writer | A Ciambra

Jonas Carpignano was born in 1984 and grew up between New York City and Rome. His first feature film Mediterranea debuted at the Cannes Film Festival -Semaine de la Critique in 2015 before receiving the award for the best directorial debut of 2015 by the National Board of Review and Gotham ...

6. Yasemin Samdereli

Director | Almanya - Willkommen in Deutschland

Yasemin Samdereli was born on July 15, 1973 in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She is a director and writer, known for Almanya: Welcome to Germany (2011), Who Am I? (1998) and Together Forever - Secrets of 50+ Years of Marriage (2018).



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