Abderrahmane Mostefa (28 November 1947 – 1 November 2024) was an Algerian documentary filmmaker, photographer and journalist.

Mostefa in 1993

Life and career

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Mostefa born on 28 November 1947 in Mostaganem.[1][2] He studied directing at the Institute of Agricultural Technology in Mostaganem, at ORTF and the École nationale supérieure Louis-Lumière in Paris, and made several documentaries and reports.[2]

Mostefa died from a cardiac arrest on the night of 31 October to 1 November 2024, at the age of 76.[2]

Selected filmography

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  • Les Cuves de la mort (1996)[3]
  • Notre terre vaut de l'or (2008)
  • Demain reste toujours à faire (2009)
  • Cassaigne, le camp de la mort (2011)
  • Denis Martinez, l'artiste pédagogue (2012)
  • Les Enfumades du Dahra[4]

Awards and recognitions

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  • 1993: UNESCO Photography Prize[5]
  • 1997: Grand Prize for Photography of the City of Algiers[5]
  • 1998: Wissam Ali-Maâchi[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Muṣṭafā". Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Lakhdar Hagani (3 November 2024). "Mostaganem : Abderrahmane Mostefa, homme de cinéma, nous quitte". elwatan-dz.com (in French). Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Les Cuves de la mort, des images des atrocités du colonialisme français en Algérie". Djazairess. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Enfumade de DAHRA "Nekmaria"" (in French). Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Abderrahmane Mostefa Mostaganem Photographes d'Algérie - PHOTOGRAPHIE -". vitaminedz.com (in French). Retrieved 22 June 2021.
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