Mohamed Ifticene (born 1943 in Algiers) is an Algerian film director, screenwriter, writer, and documentary filmmaker. He is considered one of the independent Algerian filmmakers active from the 1960s and 1970s.
Mohamed Ifticene was born in 1943 in Algiers. He studied film in à Âódà º, Poland, where he graduated in 1966 His graduation short film was titled Zefef.
Upon returning to Algeria, he joined the RTA (Algerian Radio and Television) and directed several short films: LâÂÂInstitut agronomique (1968), Le metteur en scène (1969), Histoire dâÂÂun grand peuple (1969), La souris (1969), La plus grande richesse (1974), and Les fusils de la mère Carrar (1975).
He has also published novels, including Une saga algéroise â Sur le fil du rasoir and Une saga algéroise â Les ténèbres sanglantes.