Career
French writer and director
Born in Rabat in 1955, Simone Bitton is a graduate of IDHEC (La Femis film school). She has directed around twenty films and documentary series for television and cinema. She has taught in the cinema department at the University of Paris 8 since 2013 and has been a member and trainer at the Ateliers Varan since 2014.
director (selection)
Rachel
Documentary, France, 2008, 100’
Berlinale, 2009 ; Cinéma du Réel, Paris, 2009 ; Tribeca Film Festival, New York, 2009
Mur
Documentary, France/Israël, 2004, 100’
Director's fornight, Cannes Film Festival, 2004 ; Grand Price, Festival International du Documentaire, Marseille, 2004 ; World Documentary Special Jury Prize, Sundance Film Festival, Salt Lake City, 2005
Palestine, Histoire d’une terre
Documentary, France, 1993, 2 x 60’
Mention spéciale du Jury, FIPA, Biarritz, 1993
Les grandes voix de la chanson arabe
Documentary, France, 1990, 3 x 60’
director (selection)
Ziyara
Documentary, France, 99min, 2021
Broadcasted in cinemas in 2021 and at the Arab World Institute
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