FILMOGRAPHY
PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT
White River
Feature fiction
Writer, producer & Director
Produced by Zoneart Films S.a.r.l.(Tunisia) & Soilfilms (Germany)
4k, 90 min.
Tunisian /German Co-production
In development
The tall man
Feature fiction
Producer
Writer & Director: Marwen Trabelsi
co-production Zoneart Films S.a.r.l.(Tunisia)
4k, 90 min.
Tunisian/French Co-production
In development
A Bed in Berlin
Director & Screenwriter
Production Company: Soilfilms Media GmbH, Berlin
In development
Bilal Athimni is an award-winning Tunisian producer and director residing in Jendouba, Tunisia. In 2015 he founded the production company “ZoneArt Films” with which he produces international co-productions by local and international film directors. Since 2016 he has lived in Berlin Germany and works as creative producer for the production company Soilfilms. In 2023 he was invited to the Berlinale Talent.
His films won important national and international prizes like the 1st prize for best newcomer documentary for his film „Truth“ in 2012 in competition at the IFF Teheran, 1st prize for best debut Documentary at the National Film Festival in Zaghouan for "Bomb Iacrymogéne", Prize of the Jury 2016 at the International human-rights-Award Morocco. His feature fiction debut A PART OF ME premiered at JCC Carthage Film Festival in Tunis. The film “Sharaf”, which he co-produced and shot in Tunisia, was selected in the co-production market at Venice Film Festival 2019 and will have its premiere at the Red Sea Film Festival in December 2021. The film won two post production awards at Malmo Arab Film Festival in 2019. "Sharaf" won best set Design and best film in Bronze at the JCC Carthage Film Festival in Tunis 2022.
Filmography
2024
LA ZONE
Narrative Feature
Producer
Producer
Director: Lassaad Dkhili, Production: ZoneArt Films (Tunisia) in Co-production with Soilfilms (Germany), Wady Films (Luxembourg), Oriflamme Films (France), Funded by Ministry of Culture Tunisia, CNC- Fund, France, CNCI Fund, Tunisia
4 K, 90 min. Tunisia, Luxembourg, France, Germany
World Premiere: TBA
2021
SHARAF
narrative feature
Int. Co-production,
Co-producer & Head of Production
Director: Samir Nasr
Production: SOILFILMS in cooperation with ZDF/ARTE, funded by Francophone, MFG film fund,. Co-producer: Les Contes Modernes (France), Teamwerk Stuttgart, ZoneArt Films (Tunisia), Wady Film (Luxemburg) 4k, 100 min. Arri Mini
Production Country: Germany, Tunisia, France, Egypt, Luxembourg
Finalized 30.04.2021
World PREMIERE: RED SEA FILM FESTIVAL (Dec. 2021), German Premiere: Hof Int. Film Festival, African premiere: Carthage Film Festival (2 awards, best film in bronze and Best Production Design)
2021
The Mountains Sniff
Feature documentary
Producer
Director: Chahine Berriche
Production Company: Zoneart Films S.a.r.l.
4k, 90 min. In Production
Since 2018
In A Trench of A Dream
Feature documentary
Writer, producer & Director
Production Company: Zoneart Films S.a.r.l.
4k, 90 min.
Tunisian/USA Co-production
In Production
2015-2018
A PART OF ME
Feature fiction
Writer, producer & Director
4K, Arri Amira, 87 min
co-production between Zoneart Films S.a.r.l.(Tunisia) & Soilfilms (Germany) in cooperation with D-Facto Motion, Germany and Cinematic Development Association, Tunisia.
Tunisian/German Co-production
Released at Festivals: November 2018
Tv-Release: MBC 5 November 2019
2016
TANGO TANZEN MACHT SCHÖN
Documentary
Co-producer
HD, 52 min.
Director: Jana Matthes
Co-production ZoneArt Films S.a.r.l. with MATTHES-SCHRAMM Filmproduktion Berlin und TV Channel WDR
German/Tunisian Co-production
2015
October Printanier
Feature documentary
Producer
52 min
Writer, Director : Lassaad Dkhili
Production Company: Alif production (french), CNC (French), Zoneart Films S.a.r.l. (Tunisia)
Tunisian/France Co-production
2015
PARALLEL
short documentary
Scriptwriter & Director: Bilal Athimni
Production company: Zoneart Films S.a.r.l.
HD, 10 min.
Tunisia
2013
QUED MELLIZ–MEMORY WITHOUT IMAGE
short documentary
Writer, Director & producer
in collaboration with Center of Culture Jendouba
HD, 8 min.
Tunisia
2012
TRUTH
short documentary
Writer, Director & producer
HD, 3.30 min.
Tunisia
2012
SHOP
short documentary
Writer, Director & producer
In cooperation with Ministry of Youth, Jendouba
HD, 10 min.,
Tunisia
2011
BOMB LACRYMOGÉNE
short documentary
Writer, Director & producer
HD, 10 min.,
Tunisia
2011
RURAL WOMEN OF JENDOUBA
short documentary
Writer, Director & producer
In cooperation with Ministry of Youth, Jendouba
HD, 8 min.,
Tunisia