Mohamed Ifticene
Mohamed Ifticene | |
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| Born | Mohamed Ifticene 1943 (age 82–83) |
| Citizenship | Algeria |
| Occupations | Director, screenwriter, writer |
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Mohamed Ifticene (born 1943 in Algiers) is an Algerian film director, screenwriter, writer, and documentary filmmaker. He is considered one of the independent Algerian filmmakers active from the 1960s and 1970s.[1]
Biography
Mohamed Ifticene was born in 1943 in Algiers.[1] He studied film in Łódź, Poland, where he graduated in 1966[2] His graduation short film was titled Zefef.[3]
Upon returning to Algeria, he joined the RTA (Algerian Radio and Television) and directed several short films: L’Institut agronomique (1968), Le metteur en scène (1969), Histoire d’un grand peuple (1969), La souris (1969), La plus grande richesse (1974), and Les fusils de la mère Carrar (1975).[4]
He has also published novels, including Une saga algéroise – Sur le fil du rasoir and Une saga algéroise – Les ténèbres sanglantes.[4]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Notes / Brief description |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Zefef | Graduation short film in Łódź[3] |
| 1968 | L’Institut agronomique | Short film (RTA) |
| 1969 | La souris | film[5] |
| 1969 | Le metteur en scène | Short film |
| 1969 | Histoire d’un grand peuple | Short film |
| 1971 | Gorine | Short film[6] |
| 1974 | La plus grande richesse | Work for RTA |
| 1975 | Les fusils de la mère Carrar | Work for RTA |
| 1976 | Marchand de rêves | TV movie[7] |
| 1980 | El Djalti (The Left-Handed) | Fiction for RTA, depicts the wandering of a teenager |
| 1981 | Le grain dans la meule | Feature-length fiction film |
| 1983 | Les rameaux de feu | Fiction work[4] |
Literary publications
See also
References
- 1 2 "Mohamed Ifticene – Africiné profile". Africiné. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
- ↑ "La classe". cinima3. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- 1 2 "Mohamed Ifticene — biography". CaptainWatch. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 "Mohamed Ifticene will present his last two novels". El Watan. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
- ↑ "Du Conservatoire à la légende". lnr-dz.com. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ↑ "LS MEILLEURS FILMS ALGÉRIENS DU "CINÉMA DJIDID"" (PDF). editions-proletariennes. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ↑ "L'enjeu des fictions". monde-diplomatique.fr. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ↑ "la saga de mohamed ifticene". lesoirdalgerie. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ↑ "Une saga algeroise sur le fil du rasoir". leslibraires.fr. Retrieved 25 November 2025.