Film
Director
Ridha Behi
Ridha Behi studied sociology and received a master's degree in 1973 from Paris Nanterre University and a Ph.D. in 1977 from the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes with a thesis titled ‘Cinema and Society in Tunisia in the 1960s’ under the supervision of Marc Ferro.
His first two feature films, The Hyena's Sun (1977) and Angels (1984) screened at the Directors' Fortnight at Cannes in 1977 and 1985, respectively.
Ridha also directed Julie Christie's Bitter Champagne in 1989, followed by Les Hirondelles Ne Meurent Pas à Jérusalem in 1994, which won the Critics' Award at the Carthage International Film Festival.
The Magic Box, his 2002 film, premiered at the Venice International Film Festival and was chosen as Tunisia's entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 75th Academy Awards.
His last film, The Flower of Aleppo, was released in 2016 and was preselected as the Tunisian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards. The film held its premiere at the 27th Carthage Film Festival in 2016.
In addition to directing, Behi was named director-general of the Carthage International Film Festival from 2019 to 2021.
His first two feature films, The Hyena's Sun (1977) and Angels (1984) screened at the Directors' Fortnight at Cannes in 1977 and 1985, respectively.
Ridha also directed Julie Christie's Bitter Champagne in 1989, followed by Les Hirondelles Ne Meurent Pas à Jérusalem in 1994, which won the Critics' Award at the Carthage International Film Festival.
The Magic Box, his 2002 film, premiered at the Venice International Film Festival and was chosen as Tunisia's entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 75th Academy Awards.
His last film, The Flower of Aleppo, was released in 2016 and was preselected as the Tunisian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards. The film held its premiere at the 27th Carthage Film Festival in 2016.
In addition to directing, Behi was named director-general of the Carthage International Film Festival from 2019 to 2021.
