Algerian Film Director, Scriptwriter, Film Editor, Producer and Visual Artist. Alternate name Mohamed Rachid BENHADJ Rachid Benhadj was born in Algiers in 1949. A graduate in architecture and cinema and audiovisuals, his first film was the end of course film Immigrazione. After having directed several shorts and feature films, in 1994, his Touchia, cantique des femmes d'Alger won the Public's Prize at the then African Film Festival in Milan. He then directed other feature films, including Mirka, presented at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival, and For Bread Alone which in 2007 was awarded the Globo d'Oro. He currently teaches at Cinecittà at the Act Multimedia School of Directing. Filmography 1976 - Immigrazione, doc 1979 - Gli aggressori, lm 1980 - Numero 49, lm 1984 - Mille e una nascita, doc 1985 - Colori nostalgici, doc 1985 - La seta, doc 1988 - LOUSS (Rosa di sabbia), feature 1993 - TOUCHIA Song of women of Algiers, feature 1995 - L' ultima cena, doc / 1995 - Cari comboniani, doc 1997 - L'albero dei destini sospesi (THE FATES HANGING TREE), feature, Italian. prod: TV RAI 2000 - MIRKA, feature, starring Vanessa Redgrave, Gérard Depardieu, Franco Nero, (Director of photography: Vittorio Storaro) 2005 - Il pane nudo (FOR BREAD ALONE), lm, feature, adapted from novel by Moroccan writer Mohamed Choukri 2011 - Ricerca archeologica ad Algeri, doc 2012 - PERFUMS OF ALGIERS, feature, starring Monica Guerritore, Adel Djafri, Chafia Boudraa, Sid Ahmed Agoumi, Rym Takoucht, Mohamed Benguettaf, Ahmed Benaissa, Luca Lazzareschi, Youcef Meziani, Adila Bendimered, lm 2014 - Aspettando il maestro, doc 2016 - La stella di Algeri (The star of Algiers), feature, starring Chérif Azrou, Sofia Nouacer, Abdelbaset Benkhalfa, Hacene Karkeche, Arslane Lerari, Zahir Bouzerar, Nadjia Larif, Hakim Traidia, Slimane Horo, Azzedine Bouchemal, Merouane Zmirli. Source: FCAAAL 2017, Milano www.festivalcinemaafricano.org/new/en/film/letoile-dalgers-la-stella-di-algeri/ www.facebook.com/pg/etoiledalger/about/ ____________ IT Rachid Benhadj nasce nel 1949 ad Algeri. Laureato in architettura e in cinema e audiovisivi, il suo primo film è il corto di diploma Immigrazione. Dopo aver diretto numerosi cortometraggi e lungometraggi, nel 1994 il suo Touchia, cantique des femmes d'Alger vince il Premio del Pubblico all'allora Festival del Cinema Africano di Milano. Firma poi altri lungometraggi, tra cui segnaliamo Mirka, presentato al Thessaloniki International Film Festival, e Il pane nudo, premiato nel 2007 con il Globo d'Oro. È attualmente docente a Cinecittà presso la scuola di regia Act Multimedia. Filmografia 1976 - Immigrazione, doc 1979 - Gli aggressori, lm 1980 - Numero 49, lm 1984 - Mille e una nascita, doc 1985 - Colori nostalgici, doc 1985 - La seta, doc 1988 - Louss (Rosa di sabbia), lm 1993 - Touchia (Cantico delle donne d' Algeri), lm / 1995 - L' ultima cena, doc 1995 - Cari comboniani, doc 1997 - L'albero dei destini sospesi, lm 2000 - Mirka, lm 2005 - Il pane nudo, lm 2011 - Ricerca archeologica ad Algeri, doc 2012 - Profumi d'Algeri, lm 2014 - Aspettando il maestro, doc 2016 - La stella di Algeri, lm. Source: FCAAAL 2017, Milano www.festivalcinemaafricano.org/new/film/letoile-dalgers-la-stella-di-algeri/ ______________ AR ولد رشيد بن حاج بالعاصمة (الجزائر) و تحصل على شهادة الهندسة المعمارية في تخصص التشييد من باريس (فرنسا).أنجز المخرج العديد من الوثائقيات و الافلام القصيرة و الطويلة على حد سواء حصدت جوائز عدة في المهرجانات الدولية كان و فينيزيا و هيوستن, قرطاج, بوركينا فاسو و مونبولييه و غيرها من المهرجانات من أفلامه : زهرة الصحراء, التوشية : أنشودة نساء الجزائر, شجرة الأشجار المعلقة, ميركا, الخبز الحافي, ع Source: www.facebook.com/pg/etoiledalger/about/