Yousra Benziane

A Montréal-born filmmaker of Moroccan descent, Yousra Benziane holds a degree in film production from Concordia University with a minor in film studies from Université de Montréal. In 2016, she earned a bachelor’s degree in communication and digital media from UQAM. Special Bulletin (2017) was her first professional film (Festival Regard, Festival de Clermont-Ferrand, Best Short award at Courts d’un soir). In 2016–2017, she presented the installation Fuite at the Montréal Museum of Fine Arts as part of the exhibition The Art of Inclusion. Her film Nitrate opened the 2019 RIDM and won the FIPRESCI at Regard in 2020.