Leyla Bouzid

• Name — Leyla Bouzid • Born — October 11, 1984 • Birthplace — Tunis • Occupation — screenwriter and film director • Notable Works — A Tale of Love and Desire • Father — Nouri Bouzid Leyla Bouzid (born on October 11, 1984 in Tunis), is a Tunisian screenwriter and film director.

Born in Tunis on October 11, 1984, Bouzid is the daughter of the director Nouri Bouzid. She grew up in Tunisia, spending her adolescence in Tunis. After her baccalaureate, she moved to Paris to study literature at the Sorbonne. After achieving a first short film, Bonjour (Sbah el khir el), she completed her studies at La Fémis. Bouzid short film Twitching was her graduation film for La Fémis; it was shot in Tunisia. In 2012, Twitching screened in a competition at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, where it was well received. It also won the Grand Jury Prize of student films at the Festival Premiers Plans d'Angers.

In 2013, Zakaria was Bouzid's first produced short film. In 2015, her feature film, As I Open My Eyes, was selected for several festivals. It won acclaim at events like the Venice Film Festival, the Carthage Film Festival, the International Festival of Young Filmmakers of Saint-Jean-de-Luz, the Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur, and the International Film Festival of Dubai. As I Open My Eyes investigates the modern Tunisian identity through focusing on a young woman's personal relationships during the political instability in the months before the Tunisian Revolution. The film marries the private life of a young Tunisian woman with the story of her nation at the cusp of fundamental change; "the young female body of Farah, with her voice and gaze, plays a pivotal role in how the movie is intensely meandering between the political and the nonpolitical."

• Year — Title — Director — Writer • 2006 — Bonjour (Sbah el khir) • 2012 — Offrande • 2013 — As I Open My Eyes • 2021 — A Tale of Love and Desire • 2026 — In a Whisper Short film • Year — Title — Director — Writer • 2010 — Un Ange passe • 2011 — Mkhobbi Fi Kobba (Soubresauts; Shudders) • 2013 — Zakaria

• 2012: Compétitions film d’école – Soubresauts – Festival Premiers Plans d’Angers • 2012: Compétitions film d’école – Soubresauts – Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival • 2015: Short film in competition – Zakaria – FESPACO • 2015: Bronze Horse – Kaum öffne ich die Augen – Stockholm International Film Festival • 2015: Giornate degli Autori – Kaum öffne ich die Augen – 2015 Venice Film Festival • 2016: Audentia Award – Kaum öffne ich die Augen – International Istanbul Film Festival • 2016: Lumiere Award – Kaum öffne ich die Augen – Lumière Film Festival, Lyon • 2016: Golden Gate Award – Kaum öffne ich die Augen – San Francisco International Film Festival • 2016: LUX-Preis – Kaum öffne ich die Augen – European Film Academy Lux Award • 2016: Futurewave Youth Jury Award – Kaum öffne ich die Augen – Seattle International Film Festival • 2016: International New Talent Competition - Grand Prize – Kaum öffne ich die Augen – Taipei Film Festival • 2016: Transilvania Trophy – Kaum öffne ich die Augen – Transilvania International Film Festival • 2017: Magritte Award for Best Foreign Film in Coproduction – Kaum öffne ich die Augen • 2017: Grand Jury Prize „Best Picture“ – Kaum öffne ich die Augen – zusammen mit Sandra da Fonseca und Imed Marzouk – Riviera International Film Festival • 2017: Jury Prize „Best Director“ – Kaum öffne ich die Augen – Riviera International Film Festival • 2017: MovieZone Award – Kaum öffne ich die Augen – International Film Festival Rotterdam • 2026: Competition for Golden Bear – À voix basse – Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin

Leyla Bouzid is recorded with the occupation film director. Recorded as screenwriter and director.