Contemporary Cinema, 1980 To The Present
Algerian cinema slumped in the mid-1980s, and major productions became rare. Some attribute this fact to the state's unwillingness to subsidize Algerian film. There were a few success, including Mohamed Oukassi's 1994 comedy Carnival fi Dachra, filmed in Maghrebi Arabic and following the story of a man who runs for mayor of his village (or "dachra") only to be seduced by power and seek to become the president of Algeria. Director Merzak Allouache's Athmane Aliouet and "Salut Cousin!" (1996) are two other examples of Algerian comedies produced in this era.
Some characterize contemporary Algerian cinema to be in a rebuilding phase. The recent trend has been an increase of francophone cinema, as opposed to films in Algerian arabic. Some attribute this to the francophone market encouraged by increased immigration to France in the 1990s. For example, Franco-Algerian productions such as Rachid Bouchareb's Outside the Law have met with great success (and controversy).
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