Kaouther Ben Hania
Known for
Directing
Born
August 27, 1977 (age 49)
Birthplace
Sidi 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.
Best known work
The Voice of Hind Rajab
2025
The Man Who Sold His Skin
2021
Four Daughters
2023
Beauty and the Dogs
2017
The Oscars
1953
I And the Stupid Boy
2021
The Blade of Tunis
2014
Democracy Now!
2001
Love, Life & Everything in Between
2022
Cérémonie des César
1976Filmography
TBA
MimesisDirector, Writer
2025
The Voice of Hind RajabDirector, Editor, Writer
2023
Four DaughtersDirector, Editor, Writer
2022
2021
I And the Stupid BoyWriter, Director, Editor
2021
The Man Who Sold His SkinDirector, Writer
2021
2018
Sheikh's WatermelonsScreenplay, Director
2017
Beauty and the DogsDirector, Scenario Writer
2016
Zaineb Hates the SnowDirector, Director of Photography, Writer
2014
The Blade of TunisWriter, Director
2013
Wooden HandDirector, Screenplay
2010
Imams go to SchoolWriter, Director
2006
Me, My Sister and the ThingWriter, Director
2005
BreachWriter, Director
2001
1976
1953