Neil Beloufa (1985, Paris) studied at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts (ENSBA) and the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (ENSAD) in Paris, and in Le Fresnoy - National Studio for Contemporary Arts. He received several awards, notably the Videoforme of Clermont Ferrand 2009, the Grand Prix IndieLisboa 2009, the Arte Award for a European Short and the Prize of the Jury at the Oberhausen Film Festival in 2011. His work was shown in many solo exhibitions in Frankfurt, Los Angeles, Paris and New York, and selected for numerous group exhibitions and projects since 2007. His films were screened in international festivals for video and documentary. In 2012, he was awarded the Audi Talent Awards for his feature-film TONIGHT AND THE PEOPLE.