Kaouther Ben Hania

Director and screenwriter, Kaouther Ben Hania, born in Sidi Bouzid (Tunisia), initially studies commerce, then enters the École des Arts et du Cinéma de Tunis (EDAC) where she makes three short films: La Brèche (2004), followed by Me, My Sister and "the Thing" (2006), Wooden Hand (2013) and her first feature film, Challat of Tunis (2013), which opens the section ACID in Cannes in 2014 and wins her the Syndicat Français de la Critique de Cinéma prize at the Amiens festival.

Source : Festival del film Locarno 2016