Elyes Baccar is a Tunisian feature film and documentary

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, writer and producer. He is best known for his work on the films ''She & He'', ''Lost in Tunisia'' and ''Tunis by Night''.

Life and career

Elyes was born in

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, Tunisia. He studied Directing at the French CLCF in Paris. He also attended FEMIS training program in Paris and the cultural manager program at

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in Berlin. He started his career as an assistant director to films such as ''

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'' in Tunisia shooting. In 2006, Elyes directed his first feature film ''She & he'' (Elle et Lui), premiered in international film festivals. In 2011, his first feature documentary ''Rouge Parole'', about the Tunisian revolution. His second feature film ''Tunis by night'' (Tunis Ellil), premiered at the

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in 2017. He was guest speaker at

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and the German Commission for UNESCO.

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Baccar, Elyes 1971 births Living people Tunisian film directors Tunisian television directors