Anis Lassoued (born 1972 in Nabeul, Tunisia) is a Tunisian film director, screenwriter and film producer. Many of his films feature young actors.[1][2][3]

Anis Lassoued
Born1972
Nabeul
Occupationfilm director, screenwriter and film producer
NationalityTunisian
Notable worksmovies The Magic Drop (2005), My Shoes (2012) and Gadeha: A Second Life (2022).

Biography

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Lassoued completed his studies in film direction at the Institut Maghrébin de Cinéma (Maghreb Institute of Cinema, IMC, Tunis) and continued his studies in cinematography at the University of Rome Tor Vergata. Then he did internships at La Fémis, the film and television school of the Paris Sciences et Lettres University, and at GSARA (Groupe socialiste d'action et de réflexion sur l'audiovisuel) in Liège, Belgium.[3]

With the Tunisian actress, screenwriter and film producer Chema Ben Chaabane he founded the film production company Lumières Films in 2013.[3]

Filmography

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Lassoued's films include:[1][3]

Year Film Genre Role Duration (min)
2002 Les Poupées de sucre de Nabeul Fiction short Director 34 m
2005 Saba Flouss / The Magic Drop / Magic Harvest Drama fiction short Director and screenwriter 18 m
2009 Un été à Sidi Bouzekri Documentary portrait Director and co-screenwriter with Chema Ben Chaabane 45 m
2012 Sabbat El-Aïd / Souliers de l'Aïd (Les) / My Shoes Drama fiction short[4] Director and co-screenwriter 30 m
2012 L'Opposant / The opponent Political documentary portrait Director 78 m
2018 Majnoun Al-Bahr / Le Fou de la Mer / Mad for the sea by Wassim Korbi Documentary short on the painter Raouf Gara Supervising producer 27 m
2022 Une seconde vie (Gadeha) / Gadeha: A Second Life Drama fiction feature Director and co-screenwriter with Chema Ben Chaabane 93 m[5]

Awards

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Lassoued's films obtained two prizes and two nominations, such as:[1]

Film Festival Award
Saba Flouss / The Magic Drop Dubai International Film Festival 2006 Winner Muhr Award
Gadeha: A Second Life SCHLINGEL International Film Festival for children and young audience 2022 Winner SLM Top Award, Best International Feature Film

References

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  1. ^ a b c Anis Lassoued at IMDb
  2. ^ "Anis Lassoued Film Director Tunisia". luxorafricanfilmfestival. Luxor African Film Festival. 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "Anis Lassoued Réalisateur/trice, Producteur/trice, Scénariste, Co-producteur/trice, Assistant/e réalisateur, Directeur/trice de casting". africine.org (in French). Fédération africaine de la critique cinématographique (FACC). 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  4. ^ With the upcoming Eid al-Fitr religious festival a nine-year-old boy keen on racing wishes to buy "wonderful" shoes but his father cannot pay for it.
  5. ^ "A Second Life Anis Lassoued". lantarenvenster.nl. LantarenVenster, film and jazz theater Rotterdam. 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
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