Mai Ekhou
Mai Ekhou | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Mauritania |
| Occupation | Filmmaker, Photographer |
| Years active | 2011 – present |
| Awards | ury Award at Nouakchott International Film Festival (2015, 2016)
First place in the short film competition at the Arab Youth Creativity Festival in Cairo (2019) Mention at the Arab International Film Festival in Gabes (2016) Third place at the African Oscar Festival in Cairo (2019) Special mention from the jury, International Film Festival in Iran (2019 |
| Website | https://www.maiekhou.com |
Life
Mai Ekhou is a Mauritanian filmmaker born in Nouakchott, Mauritania 1987.
She spent her childhood and youth in Libya and Tunisia.
Career
Mai is a multi-talented artist working in the fields of photography and filmmaking.
She began her artistic career in photography in 2011, gaining international recognition since then, participating in various competitions and exhibitions.
Ekhou transitioned to filmmaking in 2012, working as a producer, director, writer, and editor. Since then, she has established herself as an independent director, producing notable works such as "Ishtar and Isis," "The First Box," "It's Not Over Yet," and "Gone and Never Back,"[1]
Filmography
| Name | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| The End | 2014 | |
| Ishtar and Isis | 2015 | Won the Jury Award at Nouakchott International Film Festival |
| The First Box[2] | 2016 | Won the Jury Award at Nouakchott International Film Festival
Mention at the Arab International Film Festival in Gabes (2016) First place in the short film competition at the Arab Youth Creativity Festival in Cairo (2019) |
| Bells | 2017 | |
| It's Not Over Yet[3] | 2019 | Third place at the African Oscar Festival in Cairo (2019)
Special mention from the jury, International Film Festival in Iran (2019) |
| Gone and Never Back | 2020 | |
| Pastitsio | 2020 | Appreciation certificate from:
International Female Directors Festival - Tbilisi, Georgia Spot Shot Festival - Beirut, Lebanon |
Awards and Recognition
Recognized as an Influential African Woman in Society (2017) by British Oxfam.[4]
Elected as a member of the selection and arbitration committees at various festivals: - SFTF Film Festival - Columbia. - Hollywood Las Vegas Film Festival - United States. - Kobani International Film Festival - Syria. - Jerusalem Visual Media Festival - Jerusalem.
She got Jury Prize, Nouakchott International Film Festival (2015), Mention at the Arab International Film Festival in Gabes (2016), First place in the short film competition at the Arab Youth Creativity Festival in Cairo (2019)[5],Third place at the African Oscar Festival in Cairo (2019)[6], Special mention from the jury, International Film Festival in Iran (2019).
References
- ↑ ecranbenin (2022-03-15). "GONE AND NEVER BACK: Le voile de l'oppression". EcranBenin (in français). Retrieved 2024-03-02.
- ↑ "The First Box". www.luxorafricanfilmfestival.com. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
- ↑ Ellerson, Beti (2020-05-20). "AFRICAN WOMEN IN CINEMA BLOG: RECENT FILMS - Mai Mustafa Ekhou : It's not over yet (Mauritania)". AFRICAN WOMEN IN CINEMA BLOG. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
- ↑ "Manarat : Stories of inspiring women from the Middle East and North Africa - Euro-Mediterranean Women's Foundation" (in en). Euromedwomen.foundation. 2017-08-22. https://www.euromedwomen.foundation/pg/en/sharedpractices/view/7171/manarat-stories-of-inspiring-women-from-middle-east-and-north-africa. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
- ↑ "الموريتانية مي مصطفى تفوز بمسابقة مهرجان إبداع للشباب العربي | سدنة الحرف". sadanatoualharf.com. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
- ↑ الحسن, أحمدُ ولد (2019-09-10). "مخرجة موريتانية ضمن الفائزين بأوسكار الإبداع الإفريقي صحراء ميديا". saharamedias.net (in العربية). Retrieved 2024-03-02.