
Person
Mohamed Ben Attia
Directing · Born 1976-01-05 · Tunis, Tunisia
Biography
Mohamed Ben Attia (born January 5, 1976; Tunis) is a Tunisian director and screenwriter. After various jobs in audiovisual post-production, he was finally hired for twelve years in a commercial position and prospecting at a car dealership in Tunis. Trained at the writing workshop Sud Écriture in Tunis, he began writing and directing several short fiction films, starting with Romantisme : deux comprimés matin et soir in 2005. His second short film : Comme les autres (Kif Lokhrim) was produced in 2006. After Mouja, unveiled at the Carthage Film Festival 2010 and selected at CinemAfrica 2011 in Stockholm, he directed Loi 76 (2011), his fourth short film, then Selma (2013). He moved to feature film in 2016 with Hedi, a wind of freedom produced by Dora Bouchoucha (Nomadis Images) and co-produced by the Dardenne brothers (Les Films du Fleuve), convinced by his latest short film and script. In 2018, he participated in the Cannes Film Festival where his film Dear Son is screened at the Directors' Fortnight.
Known for

Hedi
Director

Salma
Director

Ali
Script Consultant

Dear Son
Writer

Wave
Director

Loi 76
Director

Like the Others
Director
Romantisme
Director

Behind the Mountains
Director
Filmography
- 2024Behind the MountainsDirector
- 2018Dear SonWriter
- 2016HediDirector
- 2014SalmaDirector
- 2011Loi 76Director
- 2010WaveDirector
- 2006Like the OthersDirector
- 2004RomantismeDirector
- —AliScript Consultant
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