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Youcef Mansour

Youcef Mansour

Ottawa,ON

Summary

As a new permanent resident in Ottawa with nearly two decades of experience in the Algerian film industry, I am eager to find a stimulating opportunity in the Canadian film and audiovisual production sector. My robust experience in project management (from initial concept to final post-production), budget administration, and stakeholder relations would be a valuable asset to your team. Highly motivated by the challenge of a new professional chapter, I am also ready to engage in training and internships to quickly adapt to the Canadian market's specifics and discover new professional horizons.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Director, Producer and Executive Producer

AKHAM FILMS
08.2019 - 03.2025
  • Akham Films aims to produce and executive produce documentary and fiction films, in Algeria.
  • 1- Executive production - Post-production short film “Spring postponed” by Walid BOUCEBHEB.
  • 2- Executive production Institutional Film “Vice et Versa” by Khaled BENAISSA.
  • 3- Executive production Algeria, of the 6*52 minute documentary series “IN WAR(S) FOR ALGERIA” by Rafael LEWANDOWSKI on behalf of the National Audiovisual Institute France – Arte broadcast.
  • 4- Feature documentary production “the prosperous city” by Sofiane HARGOUS.
  • 5 - Television documentary production - "The Prosperous City" by Sofiane HARGOUS. Broadcast on Al Jazeera Documentary ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAn4_GfxdQc )
  • 5- Short film, “confused” by Youcef MANSOUR. April 2022.

Festivals:

  • Official Selection at the Fameck Film Festival / Val de Fensch.
  • Competition participation at the First-Time Filmmaker Sessions @ Pinewood Studios in the United Kingdom, from October 24th to November 7th, 2022.
  • Official Selection at the Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) in Lagos, Nigeria, from November 6th to 12th, 2022.
  • Official Selection at the fourth session of the DJjrissa International Mining Film Festival, from December 23rd to 25th, 2022.
  • Official Selection at the fourth edition of the Casablanca Arab Film Festival, scheduled from June 16th to 23rd, 2023.

Regarding the national release in Algeria, it was screened during the short film evenings organized by the French Institutes of Algeria, notably in Constantine, Annaba, Algiers, Oran, and Tlemcen, from April 6th to 13th, 2023.

  • 6- Feature-length fiction film titled "La Révoltée" (The Revolted), by Saïd Mehdaoui - currently in production with my Algerian production company.
  • 7- Feature-length fiction film screenplay titled "INIG" by Youcef Mansour - seeking financing.

Production manager

BM VISION
10.2019 - 12.2019
  • The institutional film “KIA Algeria” by Khaled Benaissa.

Production manager

BM VISION
06.2019 - 08.2019
  • Documentary “Small portrait of Algeria” by Steven Galling.

Production manager

2:HORLOGES
06.2019 - 06.2019
  • Estimate a provisional budget for the Franco-Algerian co-production of the feature film “Omar la fraise” by Elias Belkacem.

Production manager

MACHAHOU PRODUCTION
12.2018 - 05.2019
  • Preparation of the feature film “Un amour à la casbah” by Belkacem Hadjadj.

Production manager

SNC 7EME REVE FILMS TIGHARGHAR & CIE
10.2018 - 11.2018
  • The feature film “For a few grams of sand” by Nadir Ioulain.

Production manager

THALA FILMS
09.2018 - 09.2018
  • Feature film preparation “ABOU LEILA” A film by Amin Sidi-Boumédiène.

Production manager

TAYDA FILMS
02.2018 - 06.2018
  • The feature film “PAPICHA”, a film by Mounia MEDDOUR.

Production manager

HKE PRODUCTION
11.2017 - 01.2018
  • 1- Post-production feature documentary “André RAVEREAU, architect of the Mediterranean” directed by Jean ASSELMEYER.
  • 2- Shooting Documentary feature film “A Mansourah you separated us” directed by Myriam Dorothée KELLOU.
  • 3- Feature documentary “Catholics of Algeria” directed by Jean DULON.

Production manager

SNC 7EME REVE FILMS TIGHARGHAR & CIE
10.2017 - 11.2017
  • Feature film preparation: “For a few grams of sand” by Nadir Ioulain.

Production manager

HKE PRODUCTION
01.2017 - 09.2017
  • 1- Filming Feature documentary “André RAVEREAU, architect of the Mediterranean” directed by Jean ASSELMEYER.
  • 2- Organize for HKE the creative documentary film writing residency in Sétif. In collaboration with DOCMONDE (France) and in partnership in Algeria with WATANIA Media, CHABAB Association, and The Cinematographic Days of Sétif - in collaboration with the Ateliers du Réel (France) and with the support of the Algerian Center for the Development of Cinema (CADC), the Wilaya of Sétif, the Department of Culture of the City of Sétif, the Embassy of France in Algeria and the French Institute of Algeria. March 18, 2017, to April 1, 2017.
  • 3- Participate in HKE Production in the first edition of PRODUIRE AU SUD Agadir Sahara 2017 workshop in partnership with the Nantes 3 Continents Festival from May 08 to 13, 2017, with the documentary feature film “LA CITE PROSPER (TAJMAÂT)” by Sofiane HARGOS.
  • 4- Preparation for a feature documentary “A Mansourah you separated us” directed by Myriam Dorothée KELLOU.

Production manager

WELLCOM ADVERTISING
11.2016 - 12.2016
  • Two (02) weeks of preparation for the television series “EL KHAWA” by MADIH BELAÏD.

Production manager

HKE PRODUCTION
02.2016 - 06.2016
  • 1- Court métrage de fiction « Lili dans les nuages » de Toma Leroux.
  • 2- Préparation Long métrage documentaire « André RAVEREAU, architecte de la Méditerranée » réalisé par Jean ASSELMEYER.

Production manager

LES FILMS DE LA SOURCE
11.2014 - 01.2016
  • Feature film “LARBI BEN M’HIDI” by Bachir DERRAIS.

Production manager

CIRTA FILM
07.2014 - 08.2014
  • The feature film “Chronique de mon village” by Karim Traidia.

Production manager

HKE PRODUCTION
05.2014 - 06.2014
  • TV series - ENTV “Couscous BLADI” by Khaled Benaissa and Christophe Andréi.

Production Manager - Sets Department

LAITH MEDIA
12.2013 - 04.2014
  • Preparation of feature film “Emir Abdelkader” by Charles Burnet.

Production manager

LUNJA PRODUCTION
07.2013 - 07.2013
  • Preparation of the sets in Algiers. The feature film “Operation Maillot” by Okocha Touita.

Production manager

LAITH MEDIA
01.2013 - 06.2013
  • Feature film “EL WAHRANI - L’ORANIE” by Lyes Salem.

Production manager

HKE PRODUCTION
09.2012 - 12.2012
  • 1- A documentary series “50 years 50 women”, 50×13’ directed by Sabrina DRAOUI, Kenza MEHADJI, Marie-Ange Poyet, HASSENE BELAÏD, NOURREDINE BENAHMED, Khaled BENAÏSSA, ILYES BENSELEM, Hassen FERHANI, ABDELGHANI RAOUI, Hocine REDJALA.
  • 2- A documentary “The veins of the desert” directed by Alexandre MOSTRAS.

Production manager

ALLEGORIE PRODUCTION AUDIOVISUELLE SARL
06.2012 - 08.2012
  • 1- Série web Prodigy : Ce programme au concept original est découpé en 50 épisodes tournés en 28 Départements d’une durée de 10 minutes.
  • 2- Série TV HKAYTEK KHAYA, Série “EL HADRA fi stade”.
  • 3- Série pour Nike Football.

Production manager

HKE PRODUCTION
02.2012 - 05.2012
  • 1- Management of the internship in three 10-day sessions: script-doctor Sandrine Henry, script-doctor Bernard SKIRA, Having obtained the support of ENTV and CFI (Canal France International), for specific training, we decided to open the workshop to 10 trainees in order to give them the benefit of a new experience, to discover the rules of writing a TV series around the rewriting of a work in progress.
  • 2- Preparation of a documentary series “50 years 50 women”, 50 × 13’.

Production manager

PROCOM INTERNATIONAL
09.2011 - 12.2011
  • A children's television series “SAHLA MAHLA” aired on national television.

Assistant director, in charge of production, post-production, and distribution.

LAITH MEDIA
07.2008 - 08.2011
  • 1- Responsible for the distribution of the feature film “Mascarade” by Lyes Salem, 2008.
  • 2- In charge of the distribution of the Algerian feature film “The Classe” by Laurent CANTET- 2008.
  • 3- Production assistant for the preparation of the feature film “First Man” by Gianni Amelio.
  • 4- Assistant Director for the preparation of the feature film “ZABANA” by SAID OULD KHALIFA.
  • 5- Responsible for the post-production of the short film “GRAGOUZ” by Abdenour ZAHZAH.
  • 6- In charge of production / PANAF opening ceremony by Kamel OUALI 7- 1st assistant director and documentalist of the documentary feature “Algeria and the African liberation movements” by Ramadan SULEMAN.
  • 8- 1st assistant director of “PANAF DOCUMENTAIRE” by Yasmina Adi.
  • 9- 1st assistant director of the feature documentary “Ibn KHALDOUN” by Chergui KHAROUBI.
  • 10- 1st assistant director of the feature documentary “Destin d’un berger” by Abderrahmane BENAROUS.
  • 11- In charge of the post-production of “Africa seen by...”, which is a collective work of ten (10) short films (PANAF 2009):
  • A- “Exhibitions” by Rachid BOUCHAREB (Algeria)
  • B- “Wandering” by NOURIBouzid (Tunisia)
  • C- “A PEGA DAS” de TODOS os tempos” by Flora Gomes (Guinea Bissau).
  • D- “We too walked on the moon” by BALUFU BAKUPA KANYINDA (Congo-DRC).
  • E- “Shell” by Sol De Carvalho (Mozambique).
  • F- “Telegraph to the SKY” Teddy Mattera (South Africa). G- “BOM Dia AFRICA” by ZEZE GAMBOA (Angola).
  • H- “One more vote for B. Obama” by Mama Keïta (Guinea).
  • I- “An angry woman” by Abderrahmane SISSAKO (Mauritania-Mali).
  • J- “Generation 2000 of Africa” by Gaston KABORE (Burkina Faso).

Assistant director

MACHAHOU PRODUCTION
11.2007 - 06.2008
  • For several documentaries and feature film projects.

Sound technician and caméra opérateur.

freelancers
12.2005 - 09.2007
  • Work as a studio sound technician, sound operator, and image operator for the filming of events, clips, and television reports.

Education

Workshop co-production - Created by the Agadir International Documentary Film Festival and the Festival des 3 Continents in Nantes, this co-production training workshop traditionally takes place in Agadir in parallel to FIDADOC. The objective of Produire au sud Agadir is to allow author/producer pairs from North and West Africa to deepen their knowledge of the tools and challenges of international co-production so that each pair can develop the most relevant and effective development, production, and co-production strategy, depending on the nature and ambition of its project.

FIDADOC - Agadir 2017
05.2017

CICP- INA / Production manager - Master the languages, techniques, tools, and methods necessary for production management, financial, technical, legal, and managerial

INA: National Audiovisual Institute
10.2016

High School Diploma -

National Audiovisuel Institute, INSFP
Algeria
09.2003

Skills

  • Strong technical expertise
  • Staff management
  • Creative direction
  • Strategic planning
  • Data analysis
  • Business administration
  • Staff development
  • Activity coordination expertise
  • Essential insight
  • Professional networking expertise

Languages

Amazigh( Kabyle)
Native or Bilingual
Arabic
Full Professional
French
Full Professional
English
Professional Working

Timeline

Production manager

BM VISION
10.2019 - 12.2019

Director, Producer and Executive Producer

AKHAM FILMS
08.2019 - 03.2025

Production manager

BM VISION
06.2019 - 08.2019

Production manager

2:HORLOGES
06.2019 - 06.2019

Production manager

MACHAHOU PRODUCTION
12.2018 - 05.2019

Production manager

SNC 7EME REVE FILMS TIGHARGHAR & CIE
10.2018 - 11.2018

Production manager

THALA FILMS
09.2018 - 09.2018

Production manager

TAYDA FILMS
02.2018 - 06.2018

Production manager

HKE PRODUCTION
11.2017 - 01.2018

Production manager

SNC 7EME REVE FILMS TIGHARGHAR & CIE
10.2017 - 11.2017

Production manager

HKE PRODUCTION
01.2017 - 09.2017

Production manager

WELLCOM ADVERTISING
11.2016 - 12.2016

Production manager

HKE PRODUCTION
02.2016 - 06.2016

Production manager

LES FILMS DE LA SOURCE
11.2014 - 01.2016

Production manager

CIRTA FILM
07.2014 - 08.2014

Production manager

HKE PRODUCTION
05.2014 - 06.2014

Production Manager - Sets Department

LAITH MEDIA
12.2013 - 04.2014

Production manager

LUNJA PRODUCTION
07.2013 - 07.2013

Production manager

LAITH MEDIA
01.2013 - 06.2013

Production manager

HKE PRODUCTION
09.2012 - 12.2012

Production manager

ALLEGORIE PRODUCTION AUDIOVISUELLE SARL
06.2012 - 08.2012

Production manager

HKE PRODUCTION
02.2012 - 05.2012

Production manager

PROCOM INTERNATIONAL
09.2011 - 12.2011

Assistant director, in charge of production, post-production, and distribution.

LAITH MEDIA
07.2008 - 08.2011

Assistant director

MACHAHOU PRODUCTION
11.2007 - 06.2008

Sound technician and caméra opérateur.

freelancers
12.2005 - 09.2007

CICP- INA / Production manager - Master the languages, techniques, tools, and methods necessary for production management, financial, technical, legal, and managerial

INA: National Audiovisual Institute

Workshop co-production - Created by the Agadir International Documentary Film Festival and the Festival des 3 Continents in Nantes, this co-production training workshop traditionally takes place in Agadir in parallel to FIDADOC. The objective of Produire au sud Agadir is to allow author/producer pairs from North and West Africa to deepen their knowledge of the tools and challenges of international co-production so that each pair can develop the most relevant and effective development, production, and co-production strategy, depending on the nature and ambition of its project.

FIDADOC - Agadir 2017

High School Diploma -

National Audiovisuel Institute, INSFP
Youcef Mansour