🎬 Director
Hamid Benani
Age · 83
Born · Nov 5, 1942
From · Meknès, Morocco
Films · 3
🎬 Director
Biography
Moroccan actor and director, born on November 5, 1942 in Meknes, obtained a BA in Philosophy from the Faculty of Arts in Rabat. He graduated from the Institute of Higher Film Studies in Paris. Bennani worked as the head of the foreign relations department for Moroccan radio and television from 1968 to 1970, then he founded with the great late Ahmed Al-Bouanani, veteran filmmaker and experimenter Mohamed Abdel Rahman Al-Tazi and Mohamed Al-Sakat the production company (Sikma 3), as previously mentioned Hamid Bennani is installed as president of the Moroccan Chamber of Film Producers.
Filmmaker Hamid Bennani directed many short, documentary and long films, both cinematic and television, in the category of short films. He signed the films: “The Maids”, “The Heart to the Heart” in 1967, “The Birth of a Star” and “The Moroccan Family”.
In the field of feature films, Hamid Bennani directed the movie "Washma" in 1970, "Prayer of the Absent" in 1993, "The Old Child" in 2010, the latter Moroccan actor and director, born on November 5, 1942 in Meknes, obtained a BA in Philosophy from the Faculty of Arts in Rabat. He graduated from the Institute of Higher Film Studies in Paris. Bennani worked as the head of the foreign relations department for Moroccan radio and television from 1968 to 1970, then he founded with the great late Ahmed Al-Bouanani, veteran filmmaker and experimenter Mohamed Abdel Rahman Al-Tazi and Mohamed Al-Sakat the production company (Sikma 3), as previously mentioned Hamid Bennani is installed as president of the Moroccan Chamber of Film Producers.
Filmmaker Hamid Bennani directed many short, documentary and long films, both cinematic and television, in the category of short films. He signed the films: “The Maids”, “The Heart to the Heart” in 1967, “The Birth of a Star” and “The Moroccan Family”.
In the field of feature films, Hamid Bennani directed the movie "Washma" in 1970, "Prayer of the Absent" in 1993, "The Old Child" in 2010, the latter in which he dealt with the period of protection and is an epic that chronicles an important period in the history of Morocco, as stated by his director . He has many television films, including but not limited to: “Al-Wad,” “The Mirage,” “Autumn Dreams,” “Illusion in the Mirror,” “The Guest,” “The Little Dream,” “The Light in My Heart,” and the list is long. .
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