| Elyes Baccar | |
| Birth Date: | 1971 |
| Birth Place: | Tunis, Tunisia |
| Yearsactive: | 1996–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]
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]
| Year | Film | Director | Writer | Producer | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | She & He (Elle et lui) | Feature film | ||||
| 2011 | Rouge Parole | Documentary | ||||
| 2016 | Lost in Tunisia | Documentary | ||||
| 2017 | Tunis by Night (Tunis Ellil) | Feature film |