Tarak ben ammar biography

Tunisian-French film producer

Tarak Ben Ammar (Arabic: طارق بن عمّار; born June 12, 1949) is a Tunisian-French film producer and distributor. He is famous for his interest in artistic movies, especially when they are related to Mediterranean culture or require North African locations.

Early years

Tarak Ben Ammar was born in 1949 in Tunis, to a political family in Tunisia^[1] who fought for and gained independence from France in 1956, and where his uncle^[2]Habib Bourguiba became the first President of Tunisia.

After studies in Rome and graduating from^[3]Georgetown University in Washington, Tarak Ben Ammar started his career as film producer^[3].

Career

Tarak Ben Ammar forged a successful career as a film producer^[4], working on George Lucas’ Star Wars, Steven Spielberg’s Raiders of the Lost Ark, Franco Zeffirelli’s Jesus of Nazareth, and La Traviata, Monthy Python’s Life of Brian, Roman Polans