Nabil Ben Yadir
| Nabil Ben Yadir | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Director, screenwriter, actor |
| Years active | 2001–present |
Nabil Ben Yadir is a Moroccan-Belgian[1] actor, film director, and screenwriter.
Career
Ben Yadir made his feature-length directorial debut in 2009 with The Barons, which he also co-wrote with Laurent Brandenbourger and Sébastien Fernandez. The film was nominated for six Magritte Awards, including Best Director and Best Screenplay.[2] His second feature, The Marchers, was screened in Official Competition at Cannes. Filming for a political thriller, Dode Hoek (Blind Spot), set against Belgium's Flemish-French divide, is scheduled to commence in the Spring of 2014.[1]
Before becoming a filmmaker, Ben Yadir worked on an assembly line for Volkswagen. He spent "months on end doing exactly the same thing". This influenced his choice to select a different genre for each of his films: "now I make sure that I always take new challenges and adopt new approaches".[1]
Ben Yadir has a film production company called L'Antelope Joyeuse.[1]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Contribution | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Au-delà de Gibraltar | Actor | |
| 2005 | The Ax | Actor (as Eboueur) | |
| 2006 | Sortie de clown | Director/Writer | 17 minute short |
| 2008 | 9mm | Actor (as Youssef) | |
| 2009 | The Barons (Les Barons) |
Director/Writer/Actor (as Guichetier du Paradis) | Marrakech International Film Festival Special Jury Award Nominated—Magritte Award for Best Film Nominated—Magritte Award for Best Director Nominated—Magritte Award for Best Screenplay |
| 2013 | The Marchers (La Marche) |
Director/Writer | Nominated—Lumières Award for Best Screenplay Nominated—Magritte Award for Best Film Nominated—Magritte Award for Best Director Nominated—Magritte Award for Best Screenplay |
References
- 1 2 3 4 Dale, Martin (3 December 2013). "Belgian Director Nabil Ben Yadir Preps 'Blind Spot'". Variety. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ↑ "Les Magritte du cinema 2011: les nominés" (in French). Académie André Delvaux. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
External links
- Nabil Ben Yadir at the Internet Movie Database
- Bouras, Dimitra; Vlaeminckx, Jean-Michel (22 October 2009). "Interview: Nabil Ben Yadir • Director". Cinergie. Retrieved 15 April 2014.