Simone Bitton

Simone Bitton
Born1955 (age 68–69)
Morocco
Occupation(s)Director, Producer, Writer

Simone Bitton (born 1955) is a French-Moroccan documentary filmmaker. Her films have been nominated for or won the César Award, the Marseille Festival of Documentary Film Award, and the Sundance Film Festival, Special Jury Prize (for Mur).

Personal life

Bitton was born the daughter of a Jewish jeweller in Morocco. She describes herself as a Mizrahi Jew.[1] After settling in France, where she now mainly lives she graduated from the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques in 1981.[2][3]

In December 2023, alongside 50 other filmmakers, Bitton signed an open letter published in Libération demanding a ceasefire and an end to the killing of civilians amid the 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, and for a humanitarian corridor into Gaza to be established for humanitarian aid, and the release of hostages.[4][5][6]

Filmography

  • 1981 : Solange Giraud, née Tache
  • 1997 : Palestine/israel, histoire d’une terre
  • 1998 : Ben Barka, l’équation marocaine
  • 1998 : Mahmoud Darwich
  • 2000 : L'Attentat
  • 2001 : Citizen Bishara
  • 2004 : Wall (Mur)
  • 2009 : Rachel

References

  1. ^ Director's bio Archived 2012-03-08 at the Wayback Machine Wall the movie. Retrieved on 2 July 2010
  2. ^ French Protest of Israeli Raid Reaches Wide Audience New York Times. 12 June 2010
  3. ^ WALL The Middle East Magazine. November 2004
  4. ^ "Gaza : des cinéastes du monde entier demandent un cessez-le-feu immédiat". Libération (in French). 28 December 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  5. ^ Newman, Nick (29 December 2023). "Claire Denis, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Christian Petzold, Apichatpong Weerasethakul & More Sign Demand for Ceasefire in Gaza". The Film Stage. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Directors of cinema sign petition for immediate ceasefire". The Jerusalem Post. 31 December 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2024.

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