Mohamed Chouikh

Algerian film-maker and actor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mohamed Chouikh (born 1943) is an Algerian film-maker and actor.^[1]^[2]

Born3 September 1943 (age 82)

Mostaganem, Algeria

CitizenshipAlgerian

OccupationsFilm director
Screenwriter
Actor

Notable workThe Citadel
The Ark of the Desert
Youcef

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Mohamed Chouikh

Born	(1943-09-03) 3 September 1943 (age 82) Mostaganem, Algeria
Citizenship	Algerian
Occupations	Film director Screenwriter Actor
Notable work	The Citadel The Ark of the Desert Youcef

Biography

Mohamed Chouikh was born at Mostaganem, Algeria on 3 September 1943, where he was to become a stage actor with a troupe which later developed into the Algerian National Theatre. In 1965, he acted in one of Algeria's greatest film productions, L'Aube des damnés by René Vautier and Ahmed Rachedi. In 1966 he took the role of Lakhdar (the son) in Mohamed Lakhdar Hamina's highly successful Le vent des Aurès. In 1972 he directed L'Embouchure for Algerian TV, followed in 1974 by Les Paumés (1974). In 1982 he made his first feature-length film, Rupture, and has pursued a writer-director career since then.

Filmography

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Year	Film	Genre	Role
1965	L'Obstacle^[3]	Drama	Actor
1966	Rih al awras^[4]	Drama	Actor
1969	Les hors-la-loi^[5]	Drama	Actor
1970	Élise ou la vraie vie^[6]	Drama	Actor
1972	L'embouchure^[7]	TV Movie	Director
1974	Les paumés^[8]	TV Movie	Director
1976	Les nomades	Drama	Actor
1979	Mais où et donc Ornicar^[9]	Drama	Actor
1982	Rupture (al-Inquita – Breakdown)^[10]	Drama	Director Writer
1984	Maquam Echahid^[11]	Drama	Director
1988	La Citadelle (al-Qala – The Citadel)^[12]	Drama	Director Writer
1994	Youcef: La légende du septième dormant (Youcef kesat dekra sabera – Youcef: The Legend of the Seventh Sleeper)^[13]	Drama	Director Writer
1997	L'Arche du désert (The Desert Ark)^[14]	Drama	Director Writer
1999	Monnette^[15]	Short film	Actor
2003	Raqsat errihu^[16]	Adventure Drama Fantasy	Actor
2005	Douar de femmes (Douar al-nisaa – Hamlet of Women)^[17]	Drama	Director
2014	L'Andalou (Al Andalousee)

Awards and nominations

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Year	Film	Festival	Award	Results
1988	The Citadel	Amiens International Film Festival	Golden Unicorn Award for Best Film	Won
1989	The Citadel	Festróia - Tróia International Film Festival	Golden Dolphin Award	Won
1990	The Citadel	Fribourg International Film Festival	Trigon Film Award	Won
1993	Youcef	Amiens International Film Festival	Prize of the City of Amiens	Won
1997	The Ark of the Desert	Locarno Film Festival	Golden Leopard Award	Nominated
1997	The Ark of the Desert	Namur International Festival of French-Speaking Film	Special Mention	Won
1997	The Ark of the Desert	Namur International Festival of French-Speaking Film	Golden Bayard award for Best Film (Meilleur Film Francophone)	Nominated
1998	The Ark of the Desert	Festróia - Tróia International Film Festival	Golden Dolphin Award	Nominated
1999	The Ark of the Desert	Ouagadougou Panafrican Film and Television Festival	Jury Special Prize	Won
1999	The Ark of the Desert	Ouagadougou Panafrican Film and Television Festival	OAU Award	Won

References

[1]
Armes, Roy (June 2008). Dictionary of African filmmakers. Indiana University Press. p. 139. ISBN 978-0-253-35116-6. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
[2]
Armes, Roy (2005). Postcolonial images: studies in North African film. Indiana University Press. p. 218. ISBN 978-0-253-34444-1. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
[3]
Bouamari, Mohamed (1 January 1965), L'Obstacle (Short, Comedy, Romance), Mohamed Chouikh, Ahmed Benmensour, Anissa Mezaguer, Office des Actualities Algerienes, retrieved 31 August 2025
[4]
Lakhdar-Hamina, Mohammed (6 November 1968), Rih al awras (Drama, War), Keltoum, Mohamed Chouikh, Omar Tayare, Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC), retrieved 31 August 2025
[5]
Fares, Tewfik (29 December 1976), Les hors-la-loi (Drama), Sid Ahmed Agoumi, Cheikh Nourredine, Mohamed Chouikh, Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC), retrieved 31 August 2025
[6]
Drach, Michel (25 November 1970), Élise ou la vraie vie (Drama), Marie-José Nat, Mohamed Chouikh, Bernadette Lafont, Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC), Port Royal Films, retrieved 31 August 2025
[7]
Chouikh, Mohamed, L'embouchure, R.T.A., retrieved 31 August 2025
[8]
Chouikh, Mohamed, Les paumés, retrieved 31 August 2025
[9]
Effenterre, Bertrand Van (28 February 1979), Mais où et donc Ornicar (Drama), Geraldine Chaplin, Brigitte Fossey, Jean-François Stévenin, Mallia Films, retrieved 31 August 2025
[10]
Chouikh, Mohamed, Rupture (Drama), Allel Bachali, Abdelkader Belmokadem, Charef Daouadji, Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC), retrieved 31 August 2025
[11]
Chouikh, Mohamed, Maquam Echahid, retrieved 31 August 2025
[12]
Chouikh, Mohamed, El kalaa (Drama), Djillali Ain-Tedeles, Yamina Bachir, Mohamed Baki, retrieved 31 August 2025
[13]
Chouikh, Mohamed (23 March 1994), Youcef, Mohamed Ali Allalou, Youcef Benadouda, Mohamed Benguettaf, ENPA, retrieved 31 August 2025
[14]
Chouikh, Mohamed (28 January 1998), L'arche du désert (Drama), Hacen Abdou, Messaouda Adami, Shyraz Aliane, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication, Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication, retrieved 31 August 2025
[15]
Hélia, Marie, Monette (Short), Catherine Rouvel, Mohamed Chouikh, retrieved 31 August 2025
[16]
Louhichi, Taieb, Raqsat errihu (Adventure, Drama, Fantasy), Hatem Berrabeh, Haifa Bouzouita, Mohamed Chouikh, Tanit Productions, Thoke Moebius Film Company, retrieved 31 August 2025
[17]
Chouikh, Mohamed (17 November 2005), Douar de femmes, Sofia Nouacer, Khaled Benaïssa, Bahia Rachedi, Acima Films, retrieved 31 August 2025

Mohamed Chouikh

Biography

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

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