Yanis Koussim

Biography

After studying at La Fémis, Yanis Koussim directed several short films, including Khouya (which won awards at Locarno and Amiens, and was in the official selection at Clermont-Ferrand) and Khti. He then participated in the documentary Un été à Alger : the Night, which premiered at the Palais de Tokyo, and co-wrote the screenplays for R. Obermayer’s I Still Hide to Smoke, and El Zahia, the upcoming feature film by Adila Bendimerad and Damien Ounouri. He is the founder of Plateau19, a collective of filmmakers who campaign for independent cinema in Algeria.