LEYLA BOUZID
Leyla Bouzid grew up in Tunis where she was born in 1984. In 2003, she went to Paris to study French literature at the Sorbonne before graduating from la Fémis in Directing. In 2015, she directed Soubresauts (Mkhobbi Fi Kobba), her graduation film, in Tunisia a few months before the revolution. Then she chose to shoot the medium-length film Zakaria in the South of France with non-professional actors. As I open my eyes, her first feature film, was selected in many international festivals where it won more than 40 awards, before becoming a real success after its release in France and Tunisia. Her second feature film, A tale of love and desire, was released in France 1st September, 2021.
A TALE OF LOVE AND DESIRE
Feature film, 102 minutes, color 2021
Screenplay by Leyla Bouzid
With Sami Outalbali, Zbeida Belhajamor
Produced by Blue Monday Productions
Coproduction Arte France Cinéma
French release September 1st, 2021 - Pyramide
Festivals
Cannes Film Festival 2021 - CRITICS' WEEK
AS I OPEN MY EYES
Feature film, 102 minutes, color 2015
Screenplay by Leyla Bouzid and Marie-Sophie Chambon
With Baya Medhaffar, Ghalia Benali, Montassar Ayari
Produced by Blue Monday Productions
Coproduction Propaganda Production - Tunisia, Helicotronc - Belgium
French release December 23rd, 2015 - Shellac
Festivals
Audience Award and Europa Cinemas Label - Venice Mostra 2015, Venice Days
Golden “Bayard” for the Best First Film - Namur International Film Festival 2015
Grand Prize – Tübingen-Stuttgart International Film Festival 2015
First Prize for Best Feature Film - Dubaï International Film Festival 2015
4 Prizes - Carthage Film Festival 2015
UN ANGE PASSE
Short film, 14 minutes, color, 35mm, 2012, La Fémis
Festivals
33rd International Women's Film Festival of Créteil
33rd Henri Langlois meetings
International Inter-School Film Festival
23rd Cartago Cinema Days - Tunisia
ZAKARIA
Short film, 26 minutes, color, 2015
Produced by Barney Production
Festivals
Bronze Stallion - Fespaco Ougadougou
Prix Thomas Sankara du meilleur court métrage
Prix Ibn Battouta
Special Jury's Mention - Angers European First Film Festival
Quality Prize - CNC 2014
MKHOBBI FI KOBBA - SOUBRESAUTS
Short film, 22 minutes, color, 2011, La Fémis
Festivals
Grand Prize - Angers European First Film Festival Inter-Shcool competitions
Jury's Grand Prize - International Festival of Mediterranean Cinema of Tetouan