Abderrahmane Mostefa

Abderrahmane Mostefa (28 November 1947 – 1 November 2024) was an Algerian documentary filmmaker, photographer and journalist.

Mostefa in 1993

Life and career

Mostefa born on 28 November 1947 in Mostaganem.^[1][2] He studied directing at the Institute of Agricultural Technology in Mostaganem, at ORTF and the École nationale supérieure Louis-Lumière in Paris, and made several documentaries and reports.^[2]

Mostefa died from a cardiac arrest on the night of 31 October to 1 November 2024, at the age of 76.^[2]

Selected filmography

• Les Cuves de la mort (1996)^[3]
• Notre terre vaut de l'or (2008)
• Demain reste toujours à faire (2009)
• Cassaigne, le camp de la mort (2011)
• Denis Martinez, l'artiste pédagogue (2012)
• Les Enfumades du Dahra^[4]

Awards and recognitions

• 1993: UNESCO Photography Prize^[5]
• 1997: Grand Prize for Photography of the City of Algiers^[5]
• 1998: Wissam Ali-Maâchi^[5]