Kaouther Ben Hania

Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania studied cinema in Tunisia and then in Paris - Femis and la Sorbonne. Challat of Tunis, her first feature, opened the ACID section at Cannes Film Festival 2014 and was widely distributed. Her second documentary Zaineb Hates the Snow premiered at Locarno Film Festival 2016 and won several awards. Imams go to School, her first documentary premiered at IDFA 2010. She also directed several shorts, including Wooden Hand (2013) and Sheikh's Watermelons (2018) which had a long and successful run on the international festival circuit. Her film Beauty and the Dogs premiered at Cannes Film Festival official selection Un Certain Regard in 2017, won the Best Sound Creation Award and was distributed in many countries.The Man Who Sold His Skin had its premiere in Venice.

Festival de Cine de Sevilla