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Selma Baccar (December 15, 1945) is a Tunisian filmmaker and politician. She was the first Women to make a featured length film in Tunis.

Early Life and Education
Selma Baccar is born on December 15, 1945 in Tunis. Her family relocated to Hammam-Lif when she was seven years old. She began to study psychology in 1966 to 1968 in Lausanne, Switzerland. She then relocated after 2 years to study film in Paris at Institut Francais de Cinema. She then became a member of the Tunisian Federation of Amateur Filmmakers, where she worked as an assistant director for Tunisian television series.

Career
Selma Baccar began to create short films in 1966, along with other women at the Hammam-Lif amateur film club. Her films are noted to be surrounding women's issues and rights in Tunisia. Her first short film, was a black and white film called L'Eveil (1966) Baccar directed her first full length film Fatma 75 in 1975, which was the first film directed by a women in Tunisia, This film was also made in the International Year of Women The film is a fictional documentary or  didactic style film that tackles feminism in Tunisia. This film is considered to be a pioneer film in Tunisia The film was banned for several years due to censorship issues in multiple scenes by the Tunisian Ministry of information; and was unable to be viewed in commercial movie theatres. In her second full length popular film Habiba M’sika/La Danse du feu/The Dance of Fire (1994) was a biopic of a famous Tunisian singer and dancer, Marguerite Habiba Msika.

Selma Baccar owns her own production company under Intermedia Productions along side with other notable female directors, to make films and commercials.

In October 2011, Selma Baccar was elected as a member to the Constituent Assembly, as a representative of the Modernist Democratic Pole

Filmography
Featured Films


 * 1976: Fatma 75
 * 1994: Habiba M’sika/La Danse du feu/The Dance of Fire
 * 2006: Knochkhach/La Fleur de l'oubli/The Flower of Oblivion
 * 2017: El Jaida

Other Films


 * 1966: L'Eveil (short film)
 * 1885: De la toison au fil d'or/The Golden Fleece (short film)

Television Series


 * 1996: Le Secret des métiers
 * 1997 : Femmes dans notre mémoire
 * 2002 : Farhat Lamor (Joie d'une vie)
 * 2005 : Chara Al Hobb
 * 2006 : Nwassi w Ateb
 * 2006 : Assrar âailya
 * 2007 : Chaâbane fi Ramadhane
 * 2007 : Kamanjet Sallema
 * 2007 : Layali el bidh

Awards and Distinctions

 * In 1968, L'Eveil, recieved a reward at the Kelibia and Sfax film festivals.
 * In 1979, Fatma 75, won the Gold medal at the Mannhiem Film Festival.