Emma Benestan

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Emma Benestan is a French-Algerian director, screenwriter and editor who studied at the editing department at La Fémis. She helped edit BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR and MEKTOUB, MY LOVE, and has directed and written several short and feature films: HAUTS LES COEURS (presented in competition at the Cannes 2021 festival), GOÛT BACON (shortlisted for the César for best short film in 2018) and SOFT SHELL, HARD SHELL, her first feature film. In 2024, her second feature film, ANIMALE, was released after having premiered at the Semaine de la Critique at the Cannes Film Festival.