Habiba Djahnine

Habiba Djahnine

Born in 1968, Habiba Djahnine grew up in Béjaïa, Algeria, where she became involved in cultural life and activism from an early age. She is a feminist, poet, documentary film-maker, film programmer and film instructor. In 2003 she co-founded the Rencontres Cinématographiques de Béjaia. In 2007, she set up the Cinéma Mémoire collective to organise documentary filmmaking workshops in Algeria. She has directed a dozen films, including ‘Lettre à ma sœur’ and ‘Avant de franchir la ligne d'horizon’. In 2012 she was awarded the international prize of the Prince Claus Foundation (Netherlands) for her body of work.