Mimouni, Patrick

(August 18, 1954, Constan-tine, Algeria-)

   He studied architecture at the Beaux-Arts (1973­1979) and cinema at the IDHEC (directing and editing departments, 1979-1982) before working as an editor (1984 La Poupée qui tousse, short, Farid Lahouassa; Family Story, short, Chantal Akerman, Belgium / France; 1985 La Lettre de Chantal, short, Chantal Akerman, Belgium / France; 1988 Histoires d'Amérique / American Stories, Food, Family and Philosophy, Chantal Akerman, Belgium / France). He created his own production company, Les Films du Labyrinthe, and financed a feature film (1984 En faisant le Ménage, j'ai retrouvé Albert, Martine Dugowson, unreleased) and shorts (1985 La Vago, short, Aïssa Djabri; The Two Rivers, as co-producer only, Mark Newman, France / USA; 1986 Adèle Frelon est-elle là?, short, Laurence Ferreira-Barbosa; Cruelle Mélopée, short, Gilles Mimouni). He authored a novel (Arielle, Editions Flammarion, 2006).

 Filmography

        ◘ Bertrand disparu (short; also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist, editor)

        ◘ L'Inattendue (short; also screenwriter, adapter, producer, editor)

        ◘ Les Amis (short; also screenwriter, producer, actor)

        ◘ L'Eternelle (short; also screenwriter, dialogist, producer, editor)

1993 ◘ Villa Mauresque (also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist, editor)

1995 ◘ La Maison (short; also screenwriter, adapter, co-dialogist, producer, actor)

1998 ◘ Le Traité du Hasard (also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist, producer, art director, actor, editor)

2004 ◘ Quand je serai Star (also co-screenwriter, adapter, dialogist, producer, production editor, lyricist, editor)

 Television Filmography

        ◘ Don Carlos de Beistegui (documentary; also idea, author of commentary, producer, editor)

        ◘ Charles et Marie-Laure de Noailles (documentary; also idea, author of commentary, producer, editor)

1998 ◘ A Groussay (documentary; also idea, producer, editor)