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Damien Megherbi | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Producer |
| Known for | Wicked Girl Nefta Football Club |
Damien Megherbi is a French producer, best known for producing the animated television series Samuel written and directed by Emilie Tronche, the feature film The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo by Diego Céspedes, selected at Un Certain Regard section at the 78th Cannes Film Festival, where it won the section's top prize and Yves Piat's short film Nefta Football Club which received critical acclaim and was nominated for the 2020 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film[1] and 2020 César Award for Best Short Film.[2]
Life and career
[edit]In 2013 he co-founded the production and distribution company Les Valseurs with Justin Pechberty.
He received the Best Animated Short Film Award at Ottawa International Animation Festival two years in a row (for producing Wicked Girl in 2017 and Guaxuma in 2018).[3]
In March 2019, his short film production Guaxuma received the Best Animated Film Award at SXSW.[4] In May 2019, his live action short production She Runs received the "Leitz Cine Discovery Prize for Short Film" at Cannes' Critics' Week.[5]
In February 2019, his short film production Wicked Girl was awarded with the César for best animated short film.[6]
In September 2019, France Télévisions awarded him together with Justin Pechberty the "Jeune Producteur" €30,000-price.[7] In January 2020, he received an Oscar nomination for the short film Nefta Football Club by Yves Piat.[8] The same month, Nefta Football Club was nominated for a César Award for Best Short Film.
In 2020, his short film production Nefta Football Club was both nominated Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film[1] and 2020 César Award for Best Short Film.[2]
In 2024, he produced the animated series Samuel.
In 2025, three of his productions where selected at the Cannes film festival : The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo at Un Certain regard, where it won the section's top prize, Sleepless City at Critics week, and the documentary Militantroposat Director's Fortnight.
Filmography
[edit]Live Action
[edit]- Elephants in the Fog (2026) by Abinash Bikram Shah – producer – premiered at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival
- The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo by Diego Céspedes (2025) – producer – premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival
- Sleepless City (2025) by Guillermo Galoe – producer – premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival
- Sem Coraçao (2023) by Nara Normande & Tião – premiered at Venice Orizzonti
- Aunque es de noche (2023) by Guillermo García López (short film) producer – premiered at Cannes Film Festival
- Big Bang (2022) by Carlos Segundo (short film) - premiered at Locarno Film Festival, Pardino d'Oro
- The Melting creatures (2022) by Diego Céspedes (short film) – premiered at Semaine de la critique
- La Muerte de un Perro[9] (2019) by Matìas Ganz – producer – premiered at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
- Fendas[10] (2019) by Carlos Segundo – producer – premiered at 2019 Marseille Festival of Documentary Film
- She Runs[11] (2019) by Qiu Yang (short film) – producer – premiered at 2021 Cannes Film Festival
- The Diver (2019) by Michael Leonard & Jamie Helmer (short film) – producer – premiered at Mostra di Venezia
- Nefta Football Club (2018) by Yves Piat (short film) – producer – nominated for the 2020 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
- Meninas Formicida[12] (2017) by João Paulo Miranda Maria (short film) – producer – premiered at Mostra di Venezia
Animation
[edit]- Wicked Girl (Vilaine fille) (2017) by Ayce Kartal (short film) – producer
- Guaxuma[13] (2019) by Nara Normande (short film) – producer
- Samuel (2024) by Émilie Tronche (animated series) – producer
Documentary
[edit]- Militantropos (2025) by Yelizaveta Smith, Alina Horlova and Simon Mozgovyi – producer
- Après Ta Révolte, Ton Vote[9] (2019) by Kiswendsida Parfait Kaboré – producer
- Midnight Ramblers[14] (2017) by Julian Ballester – producer
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Oscar Nominations 2020: The Complete List". Variety. 2020-01-13. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- 1 2 Ouest-France (2020-01-20). "Lannion. Courtoujours a emballé le public". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ↑ "Ottawa International Animation Festival". Ottawa International Animation Festival. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
- ↑ "Announcing the 2019 SXSW Film Festival Jury and Special Awards". SXSW. 2019-03-13. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
- ↑ "Cannes Winner Qiu Yang on the Outsize Impact of Small-Town Stories". RADII | Culture, Innovation, and Life in today's China. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ↑ "https://www.academie-cinema.org/films/vilaine-fille/-41856/". Académie des César (in French). Retrieved 2026-04-18.
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - ↑ "Trouville-sur-Mer : Au festival Off-Courts " Les Valseurs " reçoit le prix jeune producteur de France Télévision". paris-normandie.fr (in French). Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ↑ "Oscar Nominations 2020: The Complete List". Variety. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- 1 2 "Les Valseurs is growing at an impressive pace". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
- ↑ Prodview, Redação. "43ª Mostra Internacional de SP termina com filme de Fernando Meirelles e 11 prêmios principais – Prodview" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ↑ "She runs – La critique du court-métrage". Avoir Alire – Critiques de films, Livres, BD, musique, séries TV, Spectacles (in French). Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ↑ "Les Valseurs, lauréat du Prix France Télévisions du jeune producteur – Brefcinema". svod.brefcinema.com (in French). Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ↑ "Le film du week-end des grandes vacances : Guaxuma | Animez-vous les uns les autres" (in French). Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ↑ "Les Primeurs du Blog documentaire No. 21 : "Midnight Ramblers", de Julian Ballester". Le Blog documentaire (in French). 16 February 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2020.