French Filmmaker.

Yassine QNIA is a film director and screenwriter. He grew up in Aubervilliers. A surveyor/topographer by training, he discovered cinema in his local youth club. His short films "Fais croquer" (2011), "Molii" (2013) and "F430" (2015) have received several Audience Awards and were selected in numerous French and international festivals. In parallel, he kept on working on construction sites and regularly took part in film workshops in high schools. A BRIGHTER TOMORROW / DE BAS ÉTAGE (2021) is his first Feature film.

FILMOGRAPHY

A BRIGHTER TOMORROW (DE BAS ÉTAGE)
2021, Feature film, 87mins, starring Jamil Mc Craven - M'Barek Belkouk - M'Barek Belkouk - Soufiane Guerrab - Souheila Yacoub - Tassadit Mandi - Thibault Cathalifaud /// World Premiered at The Directors' Fortnight 2021 & CAMÉRA D'OR (Best First Feature Award) at 74th Cannes Film Festival 2021
* Director
* Screenwriter

- ÔNG NGOAI
directed by Maximilian Badier-Rosenthal - 2017
* Producer

- F430
2015, short - 20 mn. production: LES FILMS DU WORSO
with Harrison Mpaya, Vessale Lezouache, Lourad Triki, Hafedh Chalaane…
* Director
* Screenwriter

- MON PREMIER CUIR
feature - 50 mn
* Screenwriter

- MOLII
2013, short - 13 mn. production: LES FILMS DU WORSO
with Steve Tientcheu et Marcel Mendy
* Screenwriter, along with Carine May, Hakim Zouani & Mourad Boudaoud
* Director, along with Carine MAY & Hakim ZOUANI

- FAIS CROQUER
2011, short - 22 mn. production: NOUVELLE TOILE
with M'Barek Belkouk, Rudolph Mendy, Smaïl Chaalane, Mohamed Farhoud
* Screenwriter, along with Carine May, Hakim Zouani & Mourad Boudaoud
* Director

Source:
www.zelig-fr.com/index.php?id=1253
www.quinzaine-realisateurs.com/en/realisateur/yassine-qnia-en/
Updated on 6 July 2021, by Thierno Dia