Neil Beloufa

Born in 1985 in Paris, Algerian and French.
Education

2008 California institute of the Arts (CalArts) – Valencia, USA.
2007 Cooper Union – New-York, USA.
2007 DNAP, Ensba.
2004-2009 Beaux-Arts of Paris (Ensba), France.
2004-2009 Arts décoratifs (Ensad), France.

Prizes, Nominations

2008 1st prize - No budget competition, 24th Hamburg Short Film Festival, Hamburg.
2008 ARTE prize for a European Short Film, 54th Oberhausen Film Festival, Oberhausen.
2008 1st prize - international competition, Courtisane, Gent.
2008 \"Dialogpreis\" of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, EMAF, Osnabruck.
2008 Finalist, LICC London International Creative Contest, London.
2007 Leica Price nomination, Bielefeld.

Solo exhibitions.

2008
“Exotic Artfacts” Six feet under, Whitebox, New York, USA. curator Jarrett Gregory.

Collective exhibitions, projects, Screenings.

2008
“Jeune création”, Grande halle de la Villette, Paris, FR. c
“Re-reading the future”, Prague International Triennial of Contemporary Art, CZ. c curator N. Hénon, J-F. Rettig.
“Nothing at the end of the lane”. The Soap factory, Minneapolis, USA.
“Holy Holes: Absolute Stalls”, Dumbo Art center, Brooklyn, USA. curator Denise Carvalho.
Scope Art Fair, PAM, New York / Basel, USA / CH. s curator Jarrett Gregory.
“Provocations: The Art of Social Action”, Johnson Center - GMU, Washington DC, USA.
“Video salon 3 curatorial rebound project”, Galerija10m2, Sarajevo, BA. s
Video program “Liquid room”, NCCA - National Center for Contemporary Arts, Moscow, RU. s

2007
“RAW”, Monkeytown, Brooklyn, USA. s
“Pression à froid”, Refectoire du Couvent des Cordeliers, Paris, FR. s
“12th Biennial of moving images”, Centre pour l’image contemporaine, Geneva, CH. s
“Incorrect” – Prix Leica Laureates, FH-Bielefeld, Bielefeld, DE. c
Project “AUFF”, Autour du parcours St-germain, Paris, FR. p
\"10 Jours / 10 Artistes / 10 vidéos\", Palais de Tokyo, Paris, FR.

2006
Project \"La chose\", Salon Emmaeus, Paris, FR.
Project \"Mic/Mac\", MAC/VAL, Vitry-sur-seine, FR.
s - screening c - catalogue p – performance

Festivals.

2008
25fps, Zagreb, CR.
52ème London Film Festival, Londres, UK
24th Hamburg International Short Film Festival, DE.
10th VIDEOEX festival, Zurich, CH.
15th Rencontres internationales Paris/Berlin/Madrid, Madrid, ES.
54th International Kurtzfilmtage, Oberhausen, DE.
European Media Art Festival, Osnabrueck, DE.
Courtisane festival, Gent, BE.
5th Bangkok Experimental Film Festival, Bangkok, TH.
Transmediale 08, Berlin, DE.
New York Film and video festival, New York, USA.

2007
14th Rencontres internationales Paris/Berlin/Madrid, Paris, FR.
12ème Biennale de l’image en mouvement, Genève, CH.