The Most Famous
FILM DIRECTORS from Tunisia
This page contains a list of the greatest Tunisian Film Directors. The pantheon dataset contains 2,041 Film Directors, 3 of which were born in Tunisia. This makes Tunisia the birth place of the 55th most number of Film Directors behind Iceland, and Bangladesh.
Top 3
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Tunisian Film Directors of all time. This list of famous Tunisian Film Directors is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Moufida Tlatli (1947 - 2021)
With an HPI of 55.17, Moufida Tlatli is the most famous Tunisian Film Director. Her biography has been translated into 20 different languages on wikipedia.
Moufida Tlatli (Tunisian Arabic: مفيدة التلاتلي; 4 August 1947 – 7 February 2021) was a Tunisian film director, screenwriter, and editor. She is best known for her breakthrough film The Silences of the Palace, which won several international awards and was praised by critics. She made two more well received movies,The Season of Men and Nadia and Sarra.
2. Férid Boughedir (b. 1944)
With an HPI of 53.55, Férid Boughedir is the 2nd most famous Tunisian Film Director. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Férid Boughedir (born 1944) in Hammam Lif, is a Tunisian film director and screenwriter.
3. Kaouther Ben Hania (b. 1977)
With an HPI of 43.88, Kaouther Ben Hania is the 3rd most famous Tunisian Film Director. Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Kaouther Ben Hania, also written Kaouther Ben Henia or Kaouther Benhenia (Arabic: كوثر بن هنية), is a Tunisian film director. Her 2017 film Beauty and the Dogs was selected as the Tunisian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards. Her 2020 film The Man Who Sold His Skin was nominated for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards. Her 2024 film Four Daughters was nominated for Best Documentary Feature at 96th Academy Awards.
People
Pantheon has 3 people classified as Tunisian film directors born between 1944 and 1977. Of these 3, 2 (66.67%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Tunisian film directors include Férid Boughedir, and Kaouther Ben Hania. The most famous deceased Tunisian film directors include Moufida Tlatli. As of April 2024, 2 new Tunisian film directors have been added to Pantheon including Férid Boughedir, and Kaouther Ben Hania.
