Nabila Rezaïg is a powerful and committed voice in Algerian cinema and culture. For over two decades, she has dedicated her pen, her insight, and her energy to cultural journalism, artistic management, and public service. A graduate in History from the University of Algiers (1994), she deepened her cultural engagement by earning a Master’s degree in Cultural Management from the University of Paris (2011), strengthening a career already rooted in hands-on experience.
She began as a history and geography teacher before stepping into the world of print media. Through her cultural columns in El Bilad, she quickly established herself as a singular voice with a sharp, insightful, and heartfelt perspective. Her passion for cinema soon became central, and her work appeared in leading Arab platforms such as Elaph, Sharit, and Cinematograph, where she championed a bold and humanistic vision of the seventh art.
Her commitment naturally extended to the festival world. She contributed to the organization of the Taghit Short Film Festival, and then joined the Oran Arab Film Festival, where she served as Artistic Director from 2010 to 2011. From 2012 to 2016, she represented Algeria at the country’s pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival and took part in international forums on the future of Arab cinema (Carthage, Cairo, Abu Dhabi, among others).
Her growing expertise led her to hold key roles within Algeria’s major cultural institutions. She served as communications officer at the National Office of Culture and Information, journalist for the national television’s online platform, and Head of the Cinema Department at the Algerian Agency for Cultural Outreach. In 2016, she joined the Ministry of Culture as Deputy Director for Artistic Creation Support, then acted as Central Director for Arts Development (2019–2021). In 2021, she was appointed Director of the Algerian Center for Cinema Development, entrusted with full budgetary authority.
Between 2019 and 2021, she also served as Vice-President of the National Council for Arts and Letters. Recognized for her expertise, she was selected by UNESCO as Algeria’s national expert for the drafting of the country’s first four-year report on the Convention for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.
Deeply rooted in the Arab and international film scene, she is regularly invited to serve on juries for prestigious festivals, including those in Jerusalem, Nouakchott, Ismailia, Malmö, and Lucania. Today, she heads the North Africa and Europe office of Cinematograph, a platform dedicated to film criticism and analysis. Through her ongoing editorial work, she continues to explore cinema not only as an art form but as a vehicle for awareness, a mirror of society, and a living archive of human history.
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