Saïd Ben Saïd

Saïd Ben Saïd
Born (1966-07-11) 11 July 1966 (age 58)
Tunis, Tunisia
OccupationFilm producer
Years active1996–present

Saïd Ben Saïd (born 11 July 1966) is a Tunisian-French film producer.

Biography

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Saïd Ben Saïd, l'inconnu du tapis rouge". Vanity Fair. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Saïd Ben Saïd, la production sans se faire de film". Le Monde. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Cinéma: Saïd Ben Saïd, ce Franco-Tunisien qui a triomphé aux César". Le Point. 25 February 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  4. ^ "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.
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