Bilel Bali
Bilel BALI was born on September 6, 1982, in Sfax. He pursued higher education in design sciences and technologies, specializing in audiovisual advertising. A video editor and assistant director since 2006, he earned his Master’s degree in 2008 and was a university teacher until January 2024 before moving to Canada.
As a director of numerous commercials, films, and television productions, his first feature-length documentary, "1, 2, 3, ..., 5, 6, 7, ...," released in June 2012, won several awards, including the Silver FIFOG in Geneva in 2014.
His first fiction film, "Action Extras !", was selected for numerous festivals and won several awards: Best Actress Award at the Maghreb Short Film Festival i
n Oujda (Morocco); Best Short Film Award at Vues d’Afrique (Montreal, Canada); Best Arab Short Film Award at the Alexandria Mediterranean Countries Film Festival (Egypt); Grand Prize for Best Short Film at the Muscat International Film Festival (Oman)
