Abdelhamid Bouchnak

Abdelhamid Bouchnak (Bosnian: Abdulhamid Bošnjak, born in 1984), is a Tunisian filmmaker. He is best known as the director of Tunisian horror film Dachra.

Personal life He was born in 1984 in Tunis, Tunisia. His father Lotfi Bouchnak is a popular Tunisian singer and renowned oud player. Abdelhamid studied at the Higher School of Science and Technology of Design in Tunis (ESAC) in Gammarth. Then he attended to the University of Montreal and graduated with a degree in film studies.

In 2018, Abdelhamid directed his maiden feature film, Dachra, a horror film. The film received critical acclaim and later selected at the International Critics' Week of the Venice Film Festival. After the success of the film, he directed season 1 of the television series Nouba which broadcast on Nessma during the month of Ramadan in 2019. Then he directed the Season 2 of the same series, titled Ochèg Eddenia which was broadcast in 2020 on Attessia TV and the Artify platform.

His second feature film, L'Aiguille, was released in December 2023 in Tunisia and tells the story of a couple and their intersex newborn.

In 2024, he directed the series Ragouj, which aired on Nessma.

Filmography Year Film Role Genre Ref. 2010 Alliance Director, writer Short film 2016 Hethoukom Director, writer, camera operator, editor, actor: Fam TV series 2017 Once Kerkouane Director, cinematographer Documentary 2018 Dachra Director, writer, editor Film 2018 Le Bonbon Director, writer, producer, editor Short film 2019 Nouba Director, writer, producer TV series 2021 kan ye makanich Director, writer TV series 2021 Golden Butterfly