Madih Belaid

Madih Belaïd (born 1 January 1974), is a Tunisian filmmaker. He is best known as the director of critically acclaimed television serials and feature films Naouret El Hawa, Al Akaber and Allo.[1]

Madih Belaïd
مديح بالعيد
Born
Madih Belaïd

(1974-01-01) January 1, 1974
Sousse, Tunisia
NationalityTunisian
Alma materMaghrebian Institute of Cinema
OccupationDirector
Years active1996–present
Spouse(s)Rim Riahi

Personal life

He was born on 1 January 1974 in Sousse, Tunisia. He is married to Tunisian actress Rim Riahi where the couple has three children.

Career

He studied filmmaking at the Maghrebian Institute of Cinema in Tunis from 1994 to 1997. After various internships in audiovisual and directing, he became assistant director on several shoots in Tunisia and abroad and took part in scriptwriting workshops in France, Germany and Morocco.[1] In 1996, he wrote and directed first short films: Tout bouille rien ne bouge. The he directed his graduation film, Croix X in 2006 as the second short. With the success of the two shorts, he made his third short L'Ascenseur in 2007 and later Allô in 2008.[2]

In 2014, he received the prize for best production for the soap opera Naouret El Hawa at the Romdhane Awards awarded by Mosaïque FM.[3] In the same year, he was appointed as a jury member for the second edition of the Les Nuits du court métrage Tunisien festival in Paris.[4] In 2016, he won the award for Best Director for the soap opera Al Akaber at the Romdhane Awards.[5]

Filmography
YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
2003L'île mauditeSecond assistant directorTV Movie
2008AlloDirectorShort film
2010Augustine: The Decline of the Roman EmpireSecond assistant directorTV Movie
2013Njoum EllilDirector, actor: Police investigatorTV Series
2015WindmillDirectorTV Series
2016Al AkaberDirectorTV Mini-Series
2017El KhawaDirectorTV Series

References
  1. "Madih Belaid: Director". cinematunisien. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  2. "Madih Belaid: Tunisia". africultures. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  3. "Romdhane Awards: the prize for best achievement goes to Naouret Lahwé". mosaiquefm. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  4. "Press release - Competition results". maisondelatunisie. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  5. "Romdhane Awards: the best director is Madih Belaïd". mosaiquefm. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
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