Yasmine Chouikh

Yasmine Chouikh is an Algerian screenwriter, film director, and journalist. A prominent voice in contemporary Algerian cinema, her work explores themes of love, tradition, identity, and the role of women in society. She is best known for Until The End of Time (2017), a romantic drama set in an Algerian cemetery, which won the Best First Feature Award at the Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) in 2019."26e Fespaco: Jusqu'à la fin des temps, de Yasmine Chouikh Remporte le Prix Oumarou Ganda du meilleur premier film" [26th Fespaco: Until the end of time, by Yasmine Chouikh Wins the Oumarou Ganda Prize for best first film]. Algérie Presse Service. 3 March 2019. She also serves as the artistic director of the Taghit International Short Film Festival, promoting new voices in Maghrebi cinema.