Narimane Mari founded Centrale Electrique to produce films by directors and artists whose imagination and vision of the world are freely attached to tell the real in contemporary history. At the same time, she directs her own films and installations, working on languages, exploring forms of narratives and spaces of perceptions. Her films Prologue, loubia hamra (Bloody Beans), Holy days received numerous awards at FID, Toronto, BFI... They were shown at the Centre Pompidou Paris, MoMA, Reina Sofia, Louisiana, Biennale of Shanghai... Le fort des fous premiered at Documenta 14 and Locarno, and joined the collection of the Centre National des Arts Plastiques (CNAP). On a eu la journee bonsoir (We had the day Bonsoir) premiered at FID Marseille and received the Grand Prix of the French competition and the CNAP prize. She produced Roundabout in My Head by Hassen Ferhani (awarded at FID, Torino, Belfort…) and 143 Sahara Street, multi-awarded: (Locarno emerging director award, DMZ, Torino, ATLAL) by Djamel Kerkar (first FID award).
Festival de Cine de Sevilla
