Ahmed Bedjaoui is Professor Emeritus at Algiers 3 University, the artistic director of the Algiers International Film Festival, and curator for numerous film exhibitions and events. His publications include, most recently, Cinema and the Algerian War of Independence: Culture, Politics and Society (2020, Palgrave MacMillan) and Scott Fitzgerald et ses contemporains face à Hollywood (Casbah, 2023). In 2015, Bedjaoui received the UNESCO Féderico Fellini Medal for his contribution to world film culture.
Nabil Boudraa is Professor of French and Francophone Studies at Oregon State University. Nabil has authored and edited several publications on various topics. Dr. Boudraa was a guest on several shows, namely BBC’s The Forum and NPR’s Morning Edition. Lastly, Nabil Boudraa has received several grants and awards, including the Fulbright Scholar Award (2011), four National Endowment for the Humanities grants (2007, 2014, 2015, and 2017), and four American Institute for Maghreb Studies research awards (2000, 2016, 2020, 2024).