Damien Megherbi
Damien Megherbi is a French producer, best known for producing 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 and 2020 César Award for Best Short Film.Life and career
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.
In March 2019, his short film production :fr: Guaxuma|Guaxuma received the Best Animated Film Award at SXSW. In May 2019, his live action short production She Runs received the "Leitz Cine Discovery Prize for Short Film" at Cannes' International Critics' Week.
In September 2019, France Télévisions awarded him together with Justin Pechberty the "Jeune Producteur" €30,000-price. In January 2020, he received an Oscar nomination for the short film Nefta Football Club by Yves Piat. The same month, Nefta Football Club was nominated for a César Award for Best Short Film.Filmography
- La Muerte de un Perro by Matìas Ganz – producer
- Fendas by Carlos Segundo – producer
- Midnight Ramblers by Julian Ballester – producer
- She Runs by Qiu Yang – producer
- The Diver by Michael Leonard & Jamie Helmer – producer
- Nefta Football Club by Yves Piat – producer
- Meninas Formicida by João Paulo Miranda Maria – producer
Animation
- :fr:Vilaine Fille|Wicked Girl by Ayce Kartal – producer
- :fr: Guaxuma|Guaxuma by Nara Normande – producer
Documentary
- Après Ta Révolte, Ton Vote by Kiswendsida Parfait Kaboré – producer
