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[[File:Atelier wiki Filmer les communautés agir par le documentaire 10.jpg|thumb|Ouardiri photographed at a workshop in 2023]]
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| birth_place = [[Geneva]], [[Switzerland]]
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| occupation = Film director, screenwriter, producer
| years_active = 2000s–present
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{{Short description|Swiss-Canadian film director}}
{{Short description|Swiss-Canadian film director}}
'''Halima Ouardiri''' is a [[Swiss people|Swiss]]-[[Canadians|Canadian]] film director, producer, and screenwriter.<ref name=rci>Ismaël Houdassine, [https://www.rcinet.ca/fr/2020/02/21/une-vie-de-chien-avec-clebs-de-halima-ouardiri/ "Une vie de chien avec « Clebs » de Halima Ouardiri"]. [[Radio Canada International]], February 21, 2020.</ref>
'''Halima Ouardiri''' is a [[Swiss people|Swiss]]-[[Canadians|Canadian]] film director, screenwriter, and producer.<ref name=rci>Ismaël Houdassine, [https://www.rcinet.ca/fr/2020/02/21/une-vie-de-chien-avec-clebs-de-halima-ouardiri/ "Une vie de chien avec « Clebs » de Halima Ouardiri"]. [[Radio Canada International]], February 21, 2020.</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
Ouardiri began pursuing a career in the arts, specifically in film, in the 2000s.{{Ciation needed|date=February 2024}} She first garnered acclaim for her 2010 short film ''[[Mokhtar (film)|Mokhtar]]'', which was a shortlisted [[Jutra Award]] nominee for [[Prix Iris for Best Live Action Short Film|Best Live Action Short Film]] at the [[13th Jutra Awards]] in 2011,<ref>Marc Cassivi, [https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/nouvelles/201207/17/01-4547213-soiree-des-jutra-incendies-favori-dun-cru-releve.php "Soirée des Jutra: Incendies, favori d'un cru relevé"]. ''[[La Presse (Canadian newspaper)|La Presse]]'', February 9, 2011.</ref> and her 2019 short film ''[[Mutts (film)|Mutts]] (Clebs)'', which won a Crystal Bear for best short film in the Generation 14Plus program at the [[70th Berlin International Film Festival]] in 2020.<ref>Victoria Ahearn, [https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/montrealer-among-big-winners-at-berlin-international-film-festival-1.4835104 "Montrealer among big winners at Berlin International Film Festival"]. [[CTV News]], March 2, 2020.</ref>
Ouardiri began pursuing a career in the arts, specifically in film, in the 2000s.{{Ciation needed|date=February 2024}} She first garnered acclaim for her 2010 short film ''[[Mokhtar (film)|Mokhtar]]'', which was a shortlisted [[Jutra Award]] nominee for [[Prix Iris for Best Live Action Short Film|Best Live Action Short Film]] at the [[13th Jutra Awards]] in 2011,<ref>Marc Cassivi, [https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/nouvelles/201207/17/01-4547213-soiree-des-jutra-incendies-favori-dun-cru-releve.php "Soirée des Jutra: Incendies, favori d'un cru relevé"]. ''[[La Presse (Canadian newspaper)|La Presse]]'', February 9, 2011.</ref> and her 2019 short film ''[[Mutts (film)|Mutts]] (Clebs)'', which won a Crystal Bear for best short film in the Generation 14Plus program at the [[70th Berlin International Film Festival]] in 2020.<ref>Victoria Ahearn, [https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/montrealer-among-big-winners-at-berlin-international-film-festival-1.4835104 "Montrealer among big winners at Berlin International Film Festival"]. [[CTV News]], March 2, 2020.</ref>


Born in [[Geneva]] to a [[Swiss people|Swiss]] mother and a [[Morocco|Moroccan]] father, Ouardiri moved to [[Montreal]] to study film at the [[Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema]].<ref name=rci/>
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Born in [[Geneva]] to a Swiss mother and a [[Morocco|Moroccan]] father, Ouardiri moved to [[Montreal]] to study film at the [[Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema]].<ref name=rci/> In addition to her own films, she was credited as a producer on Kalina Bertin's 2017 documentary film ''[[Manic (2017 film)|Manic]]''. In 2018, she was one of eight women filmmakers selected for the [[Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television]]'s Apprenticeship for Women Directors program, alongside [[Kathleen Hepburn]], [[Kirsten Carthew]], [[Alicia K. Harris]], Allison White, [[Asia Youngman]], [[Tiffany Hsiung]], and [[Kristina Wagenbauer]].<ref>Lauren Malyk, [https://playbackonline.ca/2018/08/20/canadian-academy-selects-eight-for-second-annual-mentorship-program/ "Canadian Academy selects eight for second annual mentorship program"]. ''[[Playback (magazine)|Playback]]'', August 20, 2018.</ref>


In addition to her own films, she was credited as a producer on Kalina Bertin's 2017 documentary film ''[[Manic (2017 film)|Manic]]''.{{Ciation needed|date=February 2024}}
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Ouardiri's first narrative feature film, ''The Camel Driving School'', entered production in 2020.<ref>Frédéric Bouchard, [http://www.lienmultimedia.com/spip.php?article77510 "Halima Ouardiri prépare la comédie féministe « La Camel Driving School »"]. ''Lien Multimédia'', October 14, 2020.</ref> As of 2022, the film has not yet been released.

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In 2018, she was one of eight women filmmakers selected for the [[Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television]]'s Apprenticeship for Women Directors program, alongside [[Kathleen Hepburn]], [[Kirsten Carthew]], [[Alicia K. Harris]], Allison White, [[Asia Youngman]], [[Tiffany Hsiung]], and [[Kristina Wagenbauer]].<ref>Lauren Malyk, [https://playbackonline.ca/2018/08/20/canadian-academy-selects-eight-for-second-annual-mentorship-program/ "Canadian Academy selects eight for second annual mentorship program"]. ''[[Playback (magazine)|Playback]]'', August 20, 2018.</ref>

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Ouardiri's first narrative feature film, ''The Camel Driving School'', entered production in 2020.<ref>Frédéric Bouchard, [http://www.lienmultimedia.com/spip.php?article77510 "Halima Ouardiri prépare la comédie féministe « La Camel Driving School »"]. ''Lien Multimédia'', October 14, 2020.</ref> As of 2024, the film has not yet been released.{{Ciation needed|date=February 2024}}


Her short film ''The Skates (Les Patins)'' is slated to screen in the Short Cuts program at the [[2023 Toronto International Film Festival]].<ref>Anthony D'Alessandro, [https://deadline.com/2023/08/tiff-2023-short-films-announced-1235458326/ "TIFF Shorts Lineup Includes ‘Dammi’ Starring Riz Ahmed; Works By Mackenzie Davis, Yann Demange & More"]. ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]'', August 9, 2023.</ref>
Her short film ''The Skates (Les Patins)'' is slated to screen in the Short Cuts program at the [[2023 Toronto International Film Festival]].<ref>Anthony D'Alessandro, [https://deadline.com/2023/08/tiff-2023-short-films-announced-1235458326/ "TIFF Shorts Lineup Includes ‘Dammi’ Starring Riz Ahmed; Works By Mackenzie Davis, Yann Demange & More"]. ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]'', August 9, 2023.</ref>

Latest revision as of 00:50, 6 February 2024

Halima Ouardiri
Ouardiri in 2023
Born
Halima Ouardiri

Geneva, Switzerland
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter, producer
Years active2000s–present

Halima Ouardiri is a Swiss-Canadian film director, screenwriter, and producer.[1]

Career[edit]

Ouardiri began pursuing a career in the arts, specifically in film, in the 2000s.[citation needed] She first garnered acclaim for her 2010 short film Mokhtar, which was a shortlisted Jutra Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Film at the 13th Jutra Awards in 2011,[2] and her 2019 short film Mutts (Clebs), which won a Crystal Bear for best short film in the Generation 14Plus program at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival in 2020.[3]

Born in Geneva to a Swiss mother and a Moroccan father, Ouardiri moved to Montreal to study film at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema.[1]

In addition to her own films, she was credited as a producer on Kalina Bertin's 2017 documentary film Manic.[citation needed]

In 2018, she was one of eight women filmmakers selected for the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television's Apprenticeship for Women Directors program, alongside Kathleen Hepburn, Kirsten Carthew, Alicia K. Harris, Allison White, Asia Youngman, Tiffany Hsiung, and Kristina Wagenbauer.[4]

Ouardiri's first narrative feature film, The Camel Driving School, entered production in 2020.[5] As of 2024, the film has not yet been released.[citation needed]

Her short film The Skates (Les Patins) is slated to screen in the Short Cuts program at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Ismaël Houdassine, "Une vie de chien avec « Clebs » de Halima Ouardiri". Radio Canada International, February 21, 2020.
  2. ^ Marc Cassivi, "Soirée des Jutra: Incendies, favori d'un cru relevé". La Presse, February 9, 2011.
  3. ^ Victoria Ahearn, "Montrealer among big winners at Berlin International Film Festival". CTV News, March 2, 2020.
  4. ^ Lauren Malyk, "Canadian Academy selects eight for second annual mentorship program". Playback, August 20, 2018.
  5. ^ Frédéric Bouchard, "Halima Ouardiri prépare la comédie féministe « La Camel Driving School »". Lien Multimédia, October 14, 2020.
  6. ^ Anthony D'Alessandro, "TIFF Shorts Lineup Includes ‘Dammi’ Starring Riz Ahmed; Works By Mackenzie Davis, Yann Demange & More". Deadline Hollywood, August 9, 2023.

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