Kaouther Ben Hania
Directing1977Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia
Biography
Kaouther Ben Hania (Arabic: كوثر بن هنية; born August 27, 1977; Sidi Bouzid) is a Tunisian filmmaker. Beauty and the Dogs (2017), her best-known film, 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.
Kaouther Ben Hania was born in Sidi Bouzid. She studied at the Ecole des Arts et du Cinéma (EDAC) in Tunisia, then studied at La Fémis and the Sorbonne in Paris.
Known For
Acting History
2025
Cérémonie des César
TVas Self - Presenter• 1 eps
The Voice of Hind Rajab
Director
The Voice of Hind Rajab
Editor
The Voice of Hind Rajab
Writer
2023
C ce soir, le débat
TVas Self - Guest• 1 eps
Four Daughters
Director
Four Daughters
Editor
Four Daughters
Writer
2022
Love, Life & Everything in Between
TVDirector• 1 eps
2021
The Oscars
TVas Self• 1 eps
I And the Stupid Boy
Writer
I And the Stupid Boy
Director
I And the Stupid Boy
Editor
The Man Who Sold His Skin
Director
2018
Sheikh's Watermelons
Director
Sheikh's Watermelons
Screenplay
2017
Beauty and the Dogs
Director
Beauty and the Dogs
Scenario Writer
2016
Zaineb Hates the Snow
Director
Zaineb Hates the Snow
Director of Photography
Zaineb Hates the Snow
Writer
2014
The Blade of Tunis
Director
The Blade of Tunis
Writer
2013
Wooden Hand
Director
Wooden Hand
Screenplay
2010
Imams go to School
Writer
Imams go to School
Director
2006
Me, My Sister and the Thing
Director