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Aziz
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Aziz Tnani © Views of Tunisia, Gabès

This Tunisian photographer, filmmaker
and director of photography was born in
Tunis in 1980. From an early age, he is a
loyal member of the Tunisian Federation
of Cine-Clubs and the Tunisian Federation
of amateur filmmakers. Then, he starts
to work as an assistant operator on
several Tunisian and foreign productions.
After getting a licence in experimental
sciences and a diploma in English, he
decides in 2003 to leave for Rome and
study photography directing, at the New
University of Cinema and Television
in Rome. There, he studies under the
auspices of great filmmakers such as
Franco di Giacomo, Giuseppe Pinori and
Tarek Ben Abdallah. After his diploma,
he returns to Tunis and collaborates on
different movies among which : “The
Project” by Med Ali Nahdi, “The Crossing”
by Nadia Touijer, “The Stadium” by
Alaeddine Slim or “Heading North” by
Youssef Chebbi. Still very active in the
associative sector, he is in 2011 a founding
member of the Tunisian Association of
Action for Cinema. His confirmed talent
and his professionalism have won him
numerous honours. In 2010, he obtains
the award for the best cinematography at
the Short Film Festival in Kairouan for his
work on “The Crossing” by Nadia Touijer,
the award for the best cinematography
at the Tunisian Film Festival in Paris in
2011, for his work on “The Bridge” by Ali
Hassouna as well as a Special Mention
from the jury at the European Film Festival
in Brest for his work on “Heading North” by
Youssef Chebbi.

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