Djamel Bennecib (sometimes spelled Jamel Bennecib or Djamel Ben Necib) is from Flers de l’Orne, France.

He graduated from the University of Paris X-Nanterre in 2004 with a film major in Cinema and Audiovisual media. Upon graduation, he moved to America and continued his studies at LACC in the Cinema/Television department, where he gained two years of directing and editing experience.

He has made about ten short films prior to creating the comedy web series “The Great L.A. Pretenders”. The show was shot in Los Angeles and it’s comprised of six webisodes.

His recent credits include short films “Seized”, “The Magic Yarmulka” and “So Far, So Good”.

He has also worked on production crews and has done Casting work. He currently lives between Los Angeles and Paris.