Férid Boughedir

Férid Boughedir

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Tunis

Biography

A Tunisian film director, writer, critic and historian born in 1944 in Hammam-Lif, Tunisia. His film, Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces, is considered his most famous film and it won him the Golden Tanit Award at the 1990 Carthage Film Festival. He worked as a journalist in the magazine Jeune Afrique, in addition to his work as a professor at the University of Tunis. He has published several books on the history of African and Arab cinema. Many of his documentaries were shown at international festivals, the most important of which is the Cannes Film Festival, where the film Caméra d'Afrique was shown in 1983, as well as Caméra Arabe in 1987.

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Representative Works

Arab Camera
Arab Camera
6.0
/ French
In the Land of Tararani
In the Land of Tararani
No Rating Yet
/ Arabic
Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces
Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces
6.4
/ Arabic
A Summer in La Goulette
A Summer in La Goulette
6.1
/ French
Sweet Smell of Spring
Sweet Smell of Spring
4.3
/ Arabic
Eden and After
Eden and After
6.2
/ French
Sous les marches du palais
Sous les marches du palais
No Rating Yet
/ French
Villa Jasmin
Villa Jasmin
3.8
/ French
Of Skin and Men
Of Skin and Men
5.7
/ French
Unquiet Death
Unquiet Death
4.9
/ French
Twenty Years of African Cinema
Twenty Years of African Cinema
6.2
/ French
Tahar Chériaa: A l'Ombre du Baobab
Tahar Chériaa: A l'Ombre du Baobab
6.0
/ French

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Arab Camera
1987Nominee

Best Performance

Arab Camera

In the Land of Tararani
1972Nominee

Best Director

In the Land of Tararani

Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces
1990Nominee

Best Director

Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces

Career Highlights

A Summer in La Goulette
1996Highlight

Best Director

A Summer in La Goulette

Sweet Smell of Spring
2016Highlight

Best Director

Sweet Smell of Spring

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