Main Points

- Trilingue Anglais, Arabe, Français

- Eighteen (18) years of experience in the audiovisual field: distribution, audiovisual rights

market, videographic exploitation

Professional experience

In Algeria :

1997 - 2008: Alger, M. D. CINE ( Production and Distribution Company) - Manager

• Distribution - exclusive representant of various distribution american companies in Algeria :

• COLUMBIA PICTURES, PARAMOUNT et UNIVERSAL, - has been distributing more than sixty feature film in Algeria since the company started

• Production

- Production of short film of Yanis KOUSSIM, KHTI.

- developing a project of feature film of the same author named BAHARA 

Abroad:

2003 - 2004: Paris, AFRICA CINEMAS – Independant Expert

2001 – 2003: Subsaharian Africa, CFAO (Business Company in Africa) – Audiovisual Manager

- Exclusive Distributor in French speaking countries of Africa for all feature films produced and /or distributed by American Majors.

- Getting the cinematographic exploitation rights for french feature films to be distributed in Africa.

- Program and runs a circuit of cinemasin first exclusivity in key African capitals,

- Organizing events around the release of films in theaters (previews in the presence of actors and/or directors, film week, cycles....)

Organizing events around the release of films in theaters (previews in the presence of players and / or directors, film week, cycles,…)

-Acquiring television programs exploitation rights for African TV
- Acquiring rights to operate television for African TV.

1994- 2000 : Paris, DAMIA FILMS (Production and Distribution company) Manager

• Buyings

- contacting the sales and distribution companies in France and abroad, choosing and buyinf feature films and audiovisual programs for the french, North African and African markets.

- Negotiating buying and/or distribution contracts with the right owners.

• Sales

- Négociating, writing and signing sales contracts with the french and foreign distributors

- Managing sales and money recovering,

- Supervises supervising the delivery of materials and elements of films to foreign distributors.

1993 – 1994: Paris, TASSILI VIDEO (Video distribution company) -sales manager

- Negociating and finalizing with the CAAIC in Algeria an exclusive contract of videographic distribution: a catalogue of Algerian feature films for France and Belgium.

- Design and supervizing of the editorial line, and the packaging of the catalogue,

- Organize the distribuction channel for the distributors and the buying companies.

1989 – 1992: Neuilly sur Seine, ARGOS FILMS (Production and Distribution company) - Administrator

- organizing the implementation of the producers accounts management and follow up of copyright accounts;
-- Analyzing and managing the exploitation rights of feature films and audiovisual programmes in the portfolio;
-- Recovering rights from collective management organizations (PROCIREP, ANGOA, AGICOA);
-- Negotiating sales contracts with french and foreign broadcasters.

Education

1989 – 1990 : Paris, UNIVERSITE PARIS II PANTHEON SORBONNE , DEA Propriété Littéraire et Artistique

1979 – 1983 : Alger, UNIVERSITE DE DROIT, Maîtrise de Droit Privé