Karim Traïdia

Directing

Karim Traïdia

Born
(age 77)
Birthplace
Algeria
Credits
10 titles

Biography

Karim Traïdia (in Arabic: كريم ترايديا) born in 1949 in Besbes in Algeria is an Algerian-Dutch director and screenwriter. He has worked in the Netherlands since 1980. He studied sociology in Paris and cinema at the NFTVA, the Dutch Film Academy of Amsterdam, from which he graduated.

His graduation film Impotence won several awards in Europe. He directed several short films before signing his first feature film, The Polish Bride, in 1998, presented at the "Critics' Week" at the Cannes Film Festival the same year and he won the Golden Calf for Best Director in other prestigious awards. Truth Tellers, his second feature film, also won numerous awards. Chroniques de mon village (Chronicles of My Village), in 2016, is his third feature film.

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 3

YearTitleRole
2005 Keyzer & De Boer Advocaten TV Karim Boutella (1 ep)
1996 Marrakech Film Rachid Ouaridia
1995 Baantjer TV Alheib Mahfouz (1 ep)

Crew credits 7

YearTitleJob
2026 Irkalla: Gilgamesh's Dream Film Writer
2019 The Gandhi Murder Film Director
2016 Chronicles of my Village Film Writer, Director
2007 De Avondboot Film Director
2005 Island Guests Film Director
2000 Speakers of the Truth Film Writer, Director
1998 The Polish Bride Film Director
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