Abdellatif Kechiche

Abdellatif Kechiche (b. 1960, Tunis), screenwriter and director, started out as an actor, giving his screen debut in 1984 in Mint Tea (Un thé à la menthe). As a director he began with Blame It on Voltaire (La faute à Voltaire, 2001) about an idealistic immigrant in Paris; the film won a Golden Lion for Best Debut at Venice, among other awards. Three years later he followed this up with Games of Love and Chance (L’esquive), which brought him five French César awards. The film was also shown in the Another View section at KVIFF. The film The Secret of the Grain (La graine et le mulet) was completed and premiered in 2007, earning four Césars (Best Film, Director, Original Screenplay and Actress in a Leading Role), the Special Jury Prize at the Venice festival and several other awards. His fourth feature film, Black Venus, also competed at Venice.

46. IFF Karlovy Vary