Nouri Bouzid (born 1945) is a Tunisian film director and screenwriter. He has directed seven films between 1986 and 2006. His film ''

Man of Ashes ''Man of Ashes'' ( ar, ريح السد, translit. Rih essed) is a 1986 Tunisian drama film directed by Nouri Bouzid. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Khadija Abaoub * Sarra Abdel ...

'' was screened in the

Un Certain Regard (, meaning 'a certain glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob. The section presents 20 films w ...

section the

1986 Cannes Film Festival The 39th Cannes Film Festival was held from 8 to 19 May 1986. The Palme d'Or went to '' The Mission'' by Roland Joffé. The festival opened with ''Pirates'', directed by Roman Polanski and closed with '' El Amor brujo'', directed by Carlos Saura ...

. Three years later, his film '' Golden Horseshoes'' was screened in the same section at the 1989 festival. Bouzid was featured in a 2009 documentary film about the experience of cinema in different cultures called ''

Cinema Is Everywhere ''Cinema is Everywhere'' is a 2011 documentary film by writer, director and cinematographer Teal Greyhavens that weaves together three stories from India, Scotland and Tunisia, each featuring personal perspectives on the effects of local, regional ...

''.

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1986) * '' Golden Horseshoes'' (1989) * '' Bezness'' (1992) * '' Un été à La Goulette'' (1996 - writer) * '' Bent Familia'' (1997) * '' The Season of Men'' (2000 - writer) * ''

Making of In cinema, behind-the-scenes (BTS), also known as the making-of, the set, or on the set, is a type of documentary film that features the production of a film or television program. This is often referred to as the EPK (electronic press kit) vid ...

'' (2006)

Awards

*The

Ibn Rushd Prize for Freedom of Thought The Ibn Rushd Prize for Freedom of Thought (german: Ibn-Ruschd-Preis für freies Denken; ) is a prestigious prize awarded in Germany which recognises independent, forward-thinking, individuals or organisations who have contributed to democracy and ...

for the year 2007 in Berlin.

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* 1945 births Living people People from Sfax Tunisian film directors Tunisian screenwriters {{Tunisia-film-director-stub