Déni Oumar Pitsaev

Déni Oumar Pitsaev was born in Chechnya in 1986 and grew up between Grozny, St Petersburg and Almaty. He studied at Sciences Po in Paris before turning to cinema. He later obtained a bachelor's degree in film directing at the INSAS (National Institute of Performing Arts) in Brussels, followed by a master's degree in audiovisual arts at the LUCA School of Arts, St. Lukas Campus.

Déni is an alumnus of the Locarno Filmmakers Academy and the IDFAcademy. His debut feature documentary, Imago, will have its world premiere in competition at La Semaine de la Critique in Cannes. He is currently developing the script for his first feature film, Maspalomas.

Based between Paris and Brussels.