Azeffoun
Azeffoun, the classical Rusazus and colonial PortGueydon, is a town and commune in Tizi Ouzou Province in northern Algeria, located on Cape Corbelin north-east of Tizi Ouzou. The economy of the town of Azeffoun is based on tourism, fishing, and a ...
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Tizi Ouzou
Tizi Ouzou or Thizi Wezzu (, Kabyle: Tizi Wezzu) is a city in north central Algeria. It is among the largest cities in Algeria. It is the second most populous city in the Kabylie region after Bejaia.
History
Etymology
The name ''Tizi Ouzou' ...
) is an Algerian comedian, writer, humorist, and actor. In 1958, at the height of the
Algerian war of independence
The Algerian War, also known as the Algerian Revolution or the Algerian War of Independence,( ar, الثورة الجزائرية '; '' ber, Tagrawla Tadzayrit''; french: Guerre d'Algérie or ') and sometimes in Algeria as the War of 1 November ...
, his father took him and his younger brother, for their safety, to stay with an aunt in Beni-Messous (then a very small village near Algiers) where they went to primary school. He did his secondary studies in Tizi-Ouzou (Ecole Jeanmaire and CEG.) He entered the School of Dramatic Arts of
Algiers
Algiers ( ; ar, الجزائر, al-Jazāʾir; ber, Dzayer, script=Latn; french: Alger, ) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The city's population at the 2008 Census was 2,988,145Census 14 April 2008: Office National des Statistiques d ...
in 1968 and stayed there for four years performing in several theatres throughout Algeria.
Career
From 1978 to 1985, he participated in several theatrical productions, before returning to Algeria in 1985 to join the National Theatre of Algeria to play the principal role in
Eduardo De Filippo
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's production of L’Art de la Comédie. In 1986, he played in
Ray Bradbury
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's ''Le Costume Blanc Couleur Glace à la Noix de Coco'' and created ''Les Aventures de Tchop'', his first
one-man show
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. He acted in a number of movies and TV shows during the period of turbulence in Algeria during the late 80s and early 90s. In 1989 he wrote the play ''Cocktail Khorotov'' and ''SOS Labès'' in 1990. He followed this in 1992 with ''Un bateau pour l'Australie-Babor Australia.'' In 1995, after a bomb explosion during one of his presentations, he moved first to
Tunisia
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and then to
France
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. There he found success on stage with his plays that confronted the social difficulties of France. He has appeared in numerous films, particularly since 2005, including the
Oscar
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-nominated ''
Monsieur Lazhar
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'', for which he won a Canadian
Genie Award
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for
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Best or The Best may refer to:
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* Best Lock Corporation ...
.
Awards and prizes
* ''Prix du Syndicat de la Critique'' (Critics' Circle Award) – 1998
* ''
Prince Claus Award
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'' - 1999
* '' Raymond Devos prize'' – 2003
* ''Prix de la SACD de la Francophonie'' – 2003
Plays
* ''Cocktail Khorotov'', 1989
* ''SOS Labes'', 1990
* ''Un Bateau pour l'Australie'', 1992
* ''Djurdjurassic Bled'', 1998
* ''La Casbah'', 2003 with Biyouna
* ''Le Dernier chameau'', 2004.
* ''L'ère des Ninjas et Djurdjurassic'' (''Les Dinosaures'') in the théâtre of gymnase Marie-Bell, 2007
Publications
*''Les Aventures de Tchop'', 1965
*''Cocktail Khorotov'', 1989
*''SOS Labes'', 1990
*''Le Balcon de Djamila''
*''Djurdjurassique bled'', 1999
*''Rue des petites daurades'', novel, 2001
*''C'est à Alger'', 2002
*''Comment réussir un bon petit couscous'', 2003
*''Le Dernier chameau''
*''L'Allumeur de Rêves Berbères'', 2007
*''Tous les Algériens sont des mécaniciens'', 2009
Filmography
*1983: ''Liberté, la nuit'', by
Philippe Garrel
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*1990: ''De Hollywood à Tamanrasset''
*1998: ''Le Gone du Chaâba'', by Christophe Ruggia
*2001: ''Inch'Allah dimanche'', by
Yamina Benguigui
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*2002: ''Fleurs de sang'', by
*2003: ''Momo mambo'', by
Laïla Marrakchi
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She is married to film director Alexand ...
*2005: ''Voisins, voisines'', by Malik Chibane
*2005: ''Rue des figuiers'', by Yasmina Yahiaoui
*2006: ''Michou d'Auber'', by Thomas Gilou
*2007: ''
L'Ennemi intime
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Plot
The film is set in 1959 during the Algerian War. Lie ...
'', by
Florent Emilio Siri
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*2009: ''
The Barons
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''
*2010: ''
Top Floor, Left Wing
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Plot
Three men in a banlieue are mistaken for terrorists and get targ ...
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*2010: ''
Bacon on the Side
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Joann Sfar
Joann Sfar (; born 28 August 1971) is a French comics artist, comic book creator, novelist, and film director.
Life and career
Sfar was born in Nice, the son of Lilou, a pop singer, who died when he was three, and André Sfar, a lawyer well kn ...
*2011: ''
Monsieur Lazhar
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'', by
Philippe Falardeau
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Early life
Falardeau was born and raised in Hull, Quebec. He later studied political science at the University of Ottawa, before travelling ...
Alexandre Arcady
Alexandre Arcady (born 17 March 1947) is a French actor, film director, producer and screenwriter.
Life and career
Alexandre Arcady was born in Algiers, Algeria. He emigrated to France at the age of fifteen. His son is filmmaker Alexandre Aja.
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