Biographie

Mounia Meddour

After studying journalism at the Faculty of Algiers, Mounia Meddour obtained a master's degree in information and communication at Paris 8. In 2000, she studied film making at La Fémis and production at the European Film Production Training Centre. She has directed several documentaries, including Particules élémentaires (2007), La cuisine en héritage (2009) and Cinéma algérien : un nouveau souffle (2011). Her short film Edwige (2012) was selected in many international festivals and won several awards. Papicha is her first feature film.