Anis Lassoued

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

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

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

YearFilmGenreRoleDuration (min)
2002Les Poupées de sucre de NabeulFiction shortDirector34 m
2005Saba Flouss / The Magic Drop / Magic HarvestDrama fiction shortDirector and screenwriter18 m
2009Un été à Sidi BouzekriDocumentary portraitDirector and co-screenwriter with Chema Ben Chaabane45 m
2012Sabbat El-Aïd / Souliers de l'Aïd (Les) / My ShoesDrama fiction short[4]Director and co-screenwriter30 m
2012L'Opposant / The opponentPolitical documentary portraitDirector78 m
2018Majnoun Al-Bahr / Le Fou de la Mer / Mad for the sea by Wassim KorbiDocumentary short on the painter Raouf GaraSupervising producer27 m
2022Une seconde vie (Gadeha) / Gadeha: A Second LifeDrama fiction featureDirector and co-screenwriter with Chema Ben Chaabane93 m[5]

Awards

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

FilmFestivalAward
Saba Flouss / The Magic DropDubai International Film Festival2006 Winner Muhr Award
Gadeha: A Second LifeSCHLINGEL International Film Festival for children and young audience2022 Winner SLM Top Award, Best International Feature Film

References
  1. Anis Lassoued at IMDb
  2. "Anis Lassoued Film Director Tunisia". luxorafricanfilmfestival. Luxor African Film Festival. 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  3. "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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