Anis Lassoued
Anis Lassoued | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1972 Nabeul |
| Occupation | film director, screenwriter and film producer |
| Nationality | Tunisian |
| Notable works | movies The Magic Drop (2005), My Shoes (2012) and Gadeha: A Second Life (2022). |
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]
Biography
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b c Anis Lassoued at IMDb
- ^ "Anis Lassoued Film Director Tunisia". luxorafricanfilmfestival. Luxor African Film Festival. 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "A Second Life Anis Lassoued". lantarenvenster.nl. LantarenVenster, film and jazz theater Rotterdam. 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
External links
[edit]Videos
[edit]- EBIFF - My Shoes - Anis Lassoued on YouTube. Video duration 1m 33 s. Uploader Eastern Breeze Inc. 2014.
- B.A "YAAKOUB, L'ENFANT DE LA MER" de Anis Lassoued on YouTube. Video duration 1m 10s. Uploader Lumières Films, 2016.
- Trailer 'Un Eté à sidi Bouzekri de Anis Lassoued on YouTube. Video duration 1m 30s. Uploader Lumières Films, 2016.
- Une seconde vie - ﭬدحة d'Anis Lassoued, Bande-annonce officielle VOSTFR on YouTube Video duration 2m 19s. Uploader HAKKA Distribution, 2022.
