Saïd Ben Saïd (born 11 July 1966) is a Tunisian-French film producer.
Saïd Ben Saïd | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 July 1966 Tunis, Tunisia |
| Occupation | Film producer |
| Years active | 1996–present |
Biography edit
He grew up in Carthage and became passionate about cinema, to the point of bringing VHS tapes from France with the help of a diplomatic friend of his parents. He came to Paris in 1984 to do his higher studies at Lycée privé Sainte-Geneviève in Versailles and then at ESTP. He then worked as an engineer at Lyonnaise des Eaux and then at M6.[1]
In 1996, he joined UGC, producing films by André Téchiné, Barbet Schroeder, Pascal Bonitzer and Alain Corneau.[2] In 2010, he founded his own company, SBS Productions and produced films by Roman Polanski - Carnage (2011), Brian De Palma - Passion (2012), Philippe Garrel - Jealousy (2013), David Cronenberg - Maps to the Stars (2014), Walter Hill - The Assignment (2016) and Paul Verhoeven - Elle (2016) & Benedetta (2021).[3]
In 2009, he signed a petition in support of Roman Polanski, calling for his release after Polanski was arrested in Switzerland in relation to his 1977 charge for drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl.[4]
Partial filmography edit
- Loin (2001)
- Ruby & Quentin (2003)
- Les Dalton (2004)
- Black Sun (2005)
- The Witnesses (2007)
- Le Tueur (2007)
- The Great Alibi (2008)
- Inju: The Beast in the Shadow (2008)
- The Girl on the Train (2009)
- Lucky Luke (2009)
- Love Crime (2010)
- Carnage (2011)
- Unforgivable (2011)
- Looking for Hortense (2012)
- Passion (2012)
- A Castle in Italy (2013)
- Jealousy (2013)
- Maps to the Stars (2014)
- Valentin Valentin (2015)
- In the Shadow of Women (2015)
- Elle (2016)
- Aquarius (2016)
- Tout de suite maintenant (2016)
- The Assignment (2016)
- Lover for a Day (2017)
- Synonyms (2019)
- Frankie (2019)
- Bacurau (2019)
- Benedetta (2021)
- Passages (2023)
References edit
- ^ "Saïd Ben Saïd, l'inconnu du tapis rouge". Vanity Fair. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ "Saïd Ben Saïd, la production sans se faire de film". Le Monde. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ "Cinéma: Saïd Ben Saïd, ce Franco-Tunisien qui a triomphé aux César". Le Point. 25 February 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ "Signez la pétition pour Roman Polanski !". La Règle du jeu (in French). 10 November 2009. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.