Kaouther Ben Hania

Kaouther Ben Hania also written Kaouther Ben Henia or Kaouther Benhenia (Arabic: كوثر بن هنية; born 1977) is a Tunisian film director.[1] Beauty and the Dogs[2] (2017), her best-known film, was selected as the Tunisian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards.[3][4] Her 2020 film The Man Who Sold His Skin was nominated for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards.[5]

Kaouther Ben Hania
Born1977
Sidi Bouzid
NationalityTunisian
CitizenshipTunisian
Alma materEcole des Arts et du Cinéma, La Fémis
Occupations
  • Script writer
  • Screen Director
Known forBeauty and the dogs Me, My Sister and the Thing, Les imams vont à l’école

Yed Ellouh (Wooden Hand), Le Challat de Tunis (Challat of Tunis),Zaineb Takrahou Ethelj (Zaineb Hates the Snow),La Belle et la Meute (Beauty and the Dogs),

Les Pastèques du Cheikh (Sheikh's Watermelons) The Man Who Sold His Skin

Biography

Kaouther Ben Hania was born in Sidi Bouzid. She studied at the Ecole des Arts et du Cinéma (EDAC) in Tunisia, then studied at La Fémis and the Sorbonne in Paris.[6]

Filmography
  • Me, My Sister and the Thing, 2006
  • Les imams vont à l’école, 2010[7]
  • Yed Ellouh (Wooden Hand), 2013[8]
  • Le Challat de Tunis (Challat of Tunis), 2013[9]
  • Zaineb Takrahou Ethelj (Zaineb Hates the Snow), 2016[10]
  • La Belle et la Meute (Beauty and the Dogs), 2017
  • Les Pastèques du Cheikh (Sheikh's Watermelons) (short film), 2018[11]
  • The Man Who Sold His Skin, 2020
  • Four Daughters (2023)

References
  1. "The filmmaker and scriptwriter Kaouther Ben Hania joins the international jury". Clermont Film Festival. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  2. "Cannes: Tunisian Director Kaouther Ben Hania on Her First Feature Film 'Beauty and the Dogs'". Variety Magazine. May 25, 2018.
  3. Neila, Driss (16 September 2018). "Oscars 2019 – Le film «La belle et la meute» de Kaouther Ben Hania représentera la Tunisie à la présélection". Tunis Webdo. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  4. Kozlov, Vladimir (19 September 2018). "Oscars: Tunisia Selects 'Beauty and the Dogs' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  5. "Kaouther Ben Hania, historic Oscar nomination for Tunisia - Culture". ANSAMed. March 16, 2021.
  6. Kaouther Ben Hania, africanfilmny.org.
  7. Adams, Mark; critic2011-01-05T19:00:00+00:00, chief film. "Imams Go To School". Screen.
  8. "2014 NY African Film Festival Begins Today, Runs (May 7 – May 13)". May 7, 2014.
  9. "'Challat of Tunis': Cannes Review". The Hollywood Reporter. May 15, 2014.
  10. Goodfellow2016-11-07T11:03:00+00:00, Melanie. "'Zaineb Hates The Snow' triumphs at Carthage Film Festival". Screen.
  11. Shackleton2018-09-29T12:36:00+01:00, Liz. "'A Land Imagined' takes top award at El Gouna Film Festival". Screen.
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