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Emma Benestan is a filmmaker who graduated from La Fémis and directed several short films, including "Goût bacon" and "Belle Gueule". She also wrote and edited "Fragile", a comedy about masculinity, and "The Right Words", a Cannes title.
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Emma Benestan est une réalisatrice, scénariste et monteuse de nationalité franco-algérienne née à Montpellier en avril 1988 [1], [2], [3].
French-Algerian director Emma Benestan breaks down her modern western Animale [+. ], which was unveiled as the closing film of the Critics' Week at the Cannes Film Festival, about a 22-year-old woman who has to carve out a niche for herself in a male-dominated world.
May 23, 2024 · Benestan, who is French-Algerian, wrote the role specifically for lead actress Amrama, who broke out in Houda Benyamina’s Divines, a role for which she won a Cesar and Lumiere award....
Emma Benestan is a French-Algerian director, screenwriter and editor. After graduating from La Fémis, she directed several short films : "Un monde sans bête" (Clermont Ferrand 2018), "Goût bacon" (70 festival selections and shortlisted for the French Academy Awards) and "Belle Gueule" (60 festival selections, winner of the CNC quality award).
May 23, 2024 · This year's Cannes Critics' Week closer, Emma Benestan's 'Animale' is a slow-burn animal transformation drama, starring Oulaya Amamra.
May 22, 2024 · Emma Benestan And Oulaya Amamra On Their Genre-Bending Cannes Critics’ Week Title ‘Animale’ And The Growing Women’s Empowerment Movement In France — Cannes Studio
