Elyes Baccar

Elyes Baccar
Born1971
Tunis, Tunisia
Occupations
  • Director
  • writer
  • producer
Years active1996–present

Elyes Baccar is a Tunisian feature film and documentary director, writer and producer.[1][2] He is best known for his work on the films She & He, Lost in Tunisia and Tunis by Night.[3][4]

Life and career

Elyes was born in Tunis, Tunisia. He studied Directing at the French CLCF in Paris.[5] He also attended FEMIS training program in Paris and the cultural manager program at Goethe-Institut in Berlin.[6] He started his career as an assistant director to films such as Star Wars in Tunisia shooting.[7]

In 2006, Elyes directed his first feature film She & he (Elle et Lui), premiered in international film festivals.[8] In 2011, his first feature documentary Rouge Parole, about the Tunisian revolution.[9] His second feature film Tunis by night (Tunis Ellil), premiered at the Cairo International Film Festival in 2017.[10] He was guest speaker at Columbia University, Goethe-Institut and the German Commission for UNESCO.[11][12]

Filmography

Year Film Director Writer Producer Note
2006 She & He (Elle et lui) Yes Yes Feature film
2011 Rouge Parole Yes Yes Yes Documentary
2016 Lost in Tunisia Yes Yes Yes Documentary
2017 Tunis by Night (Tunis Ellil) Yes Yes Feature film

References

  1. ^ "Tunisian director Elyes Baccar talks of Arab Spring". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Elyes Baccar Ecstatic in getting creative freed". newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  3. ^ "'Tunis Fel Leil' participates in Oran Festival". egypttoday.com. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Rouge Parole". dohafilminstitute.com. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Elyes Baccar Film Screening and Talk". mei.columbia.edu. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Elyes Baccar". repertoire-artistestunisiens.com. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  7. ^ "DÉCOUVREZ LE PORTRAIT D'ELYES BACCAR_PROMOTION 1994". clcf.com. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  8. ^ "The boundaries of space Elle et Lui (Hiya wa Howa), by Elyes Baccar". africine.org. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  9. ^ "ROUGE PAROLE". swissfilms.ch. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  10. ^ "PRIZES OF THE 39TH CAIRO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL". ciff.org.eg. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Culture In EU External Relations" (PDF). ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Goethe Institut Tunis 2012 Revue Annuelle". issuu.com. Retrieved 10 February 2021.