Mehdi M. Barsaoui (born 23 May 1984), is a

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filmmaker Filmmaking (film production) is the process by which a motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, starting with an initial story, idea, or commission. It then continues through screenwriting, castin ...

. He is best known as the director of critically acclaimed shorts and feature films ''

A Son ''A Son'', also known as ''Bik Eneich: Un fils'' (a combination of the original Arabic and French titles: ar, بيك نعيش, Byk n'eysh; french: Un fils) is a 2019 film directed by Mehdi Barsaoui in his feature film debut and co-produced betwee ...

'', ''Sideways'' and ''Bobby''.

Personal life

He was born on 23 May 1984 in

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, Tunisia. He graduated from the Higher Institute of Multimedia Arts of Tunis (ISAMM). After graduation, he moved to Italy and completed his training and graduated from DAMS in Bologna.

Career

During the life in Italy, he directed three short films: ''Sideways'' (2010), ''Bobby'' (2014) and ''We Are Just Fine Like This'' (2016). All three short film received critical acclaim and then selected in several international festivals where they won several prizes. The short ''We Are Just Fine Like This'' won the Best Muhr Short award at the Dubai International Film Festival. In 2019, he made his directorial debut with the film, ''Un fils'' (A Son) which was produced as a collaborative work of Tunisia, France, Lebanon and Qatar. The film had its premiere at the

Venice International Film Festival The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival ( it, Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival he ...

. The film received official selection at the Venice Film Festival 2019, where

Sami Bouajila Sami Bouajila (born 26 May 1966) is a French actor who has won two César Awards. Bouajila has worked and acted in two Oscar nominated films ('' Days of Glory'' and '' Outside the Law''), both directed by director Rachid Bouchareb. Early life B ...

won the award for best actor in the Orizzonti section. At the

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, the film won the NDR Young Talent Award. The film also received critical acclaim. In 2020, the film won Prabhat International Award at

Pune International Film Festival The Pune International Film Festival (also known as PIFF) is an annual film festival held in Pune, a city in Maharashtra, India. Open to general public, the films are screened at NFAI, Inox, City Pride, PVR cinema halls, all located in Pune ...

(PIFF).

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barsaoui, Mehdi Living people Tunisian film directors Tunisian screenwriters 1984 births