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Abdellatif Ben Ammar
Ben Ammar (right) in 1980
Born(1943-04-25)25 April 1943
Tunis, French protectorate of Tunisia
Died6 February 2023(2023-02-06) (aged 79)
Tunis, Tunisia
NationalityTunisian
EducationLycée Alaoui [fr]
Institut des hautes études cinématographiques
Occupation(s)Film director
Screenwriter

Abdellatif Ben Ammar (Arabic: عبد اللطيف بن عمار; 25 April 1943 – 6 February 2023) was a Tunisian film director and screenwriter.[1]

Biography

Born in Tunis on 25 April 1943, Ben Ammar studied mathematics at the Lycée Alaoui [fr]. He then turned to cinema and earned a diploma in filmmaking from the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques in Paris in 1965.[2]

Upon his return to Tunisia, Ben Ammar was hired by the Tunisian Company for Cinematic Production and Expansion and began shooting short films and assisting Tunisian and foreign directors. In 1970, he released his first feature film, A Simple Story, then founded the film studio Latif Productions alongside Abdellatif Layouni.[2] He also founded a post-production company, Ben Duran.

Ben Ammar died in Tunis on 6 February 2023, at the age of 79.[3]

Filmography

Distinctions

References

  1. ^ "ʻAmmār, ʻAbd al-Raḥmān, 1943-". Library of Congress.
  2. ^ a b "Ben Ammar Abdellatif". Africiné (in French). Archived from the original on 3 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Le cinéaste Abdellatif ben Ammar tire sa révérence". La Presse de Tunisie (in French). 6 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  4. ^ Nasser Sardi, Mohamed (25 April 2007). "Les journées du cinéma tunisien (J.C.T.). Deuxième session". Africiné (in French). Retrieved 7 February 2023.


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