Houda Benyamina

Houda Benyamina is a French director and screenwriter. She won the Cannes Film Festival Camera d'Or and César Award for Best First Feature Film for her 2016 film Divines.

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Career

In 2013, Benyamina directed the short film On the Road to Paradise. For Divines, Benyamina won the Camera d'Or, and Best First Film at the 42nd César Awards on 24 February, where she was also nominated for Best Director and shared a nomination for Best Original Screenplay.

Personal life

Benyamina was born in Viry-Châtillon, Paris to a Moroccan father and Algerian mother. Her family includes younger sister Oulaya Amamra.