Saïd Ben Saïd


Saïd Ben Saïd is a Tunisian-French film producer.

Biography

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.
In 1996, he joined UGC, producing films by André Téchiné, Barbet Schroeder, Pascal Bonitzer and Alain Corneau. In 2010, he founded his own company, SBS Productions and produced films by Roman Polanski - Carnage, Brian De Palma - Passion, Philippe Garrel - Jealousy, David Cronenberg - Maps to the Stars, Walter Hill - The Assignment and Paul Verhoeven - Elle & Benedetta.
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 Roman Polanski [sexual abuse case|1977 charge] for drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl.

Partial filmography

Loin Ruby & Quentin Les [Dalton (film)|Les Dalton] Black Sun The Witnesses Le Tueur The Great Alibi Inju: [The Beast in the Shadow] The [Girl on the Train (2009 film)|The Girl on the Train] Lucky Luke Love Crime Carnage Unforgivable Looking for Hortense Passion A Castle in Italy Jealousy Maps to the Stars Valentin Valentin In the Shadow of Women Elle Aquarius Tout de suite maintenant The Assignment Lover for a Day Synonyms Frankie Bacurau Benedetta Passages Last Summer Auction The Shrouds Maigret and [the Dead Lover]
Unfilmed projects