Khadidja Benouataf

Role at the 2026 DFM Event:

Moderator

Bio

Khadidja Benouataf is an award winning impact producer, strategist, and field builder with a journalism background. President and co-founder of Impact Social Club, the Francophone think tank for impact films, and advisory member of the Global Impact Producers Alliance (GIPA). She mentors and trains filmmakers internationally through Documentary Africa -DocA, Doc Society’s Climate Story Fund and Democracy Units, StoryBoard Collective, Aflamuna and EX-Oriente programs. A sought after expert at IDFA, Cannes, Berlinale, Sheffield DocFest, FIFDH, she delivers masterclasses, serves on juries, coaches pitches, and designs impact labs. In 2024–25, University of the Arts London commissioned her to design the cross disciplinary UAL Storytelling Fellowship. Having advised over 70 film teams, she develops impact campaigns for acclaimed films. Recent films advised: Writing Hawa by Najiba Noori, Memory by Vladlena Sandu, To Hold a Mountain by Biljana Tutorov & Petar Glomazi?, Soulèvements by Thomas Lacoste, Yurlu Country by Yaara Bou Melhem, Mama by Ana Cristina Benitez, Birds of War by Janay Boulos& Abd Alkader Habak, Magma by Mia Bendrimia…

Company

Impact Social Club and RRI Mentor

Thank you

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