Mahmoud Ben Mahmoud is a Tunisian director who obtained his BA in Journalism, Art History, and Film Directing from the Free University of Brussels, where he currently teaches screenwriting. His directorial career began with the feature film CROSSINGS (1982) followed by CHICHKHAN FILM (1991) and QAWAYEL AL RUMAN (1999). In 2001, his film THE THOUSAND AND ONE VOICES was screened at the Venice International Film Festival. After a long absence from film festivals, Mahmoud returned in 2012 with the film PROFESSOR, and in 2018 he directed FATWA, which received the Golden Tanit Prize at the Carthage Film Festival.
