Tarak Ben Ammar (Arabic: طارق بن عمّار; born June 12, 1949) is a Tunisian-French film producer and distributor; the owner of French production and distribution company Quinta Communications. He is famous for his interest in artistic movies, especially when they are related to Mediterranean culture or require North African locations. His producing credits include the Franco Zeffirelli film adaptation of La Traviata and Claude Chabrol's Death Rite. On 19 May 2010, he announced a "strategic relationship" with the Weinstein Company.[1]

Ben Ammar became well-known in France, at the beginning of 2004, when he decided to distribute The Passion of The Christ after everybody else declined. He appeared on television talk shows, defending the movie. He is also known as the advisor of international investor Prince Al Waleed Bin Talal Bin Abdul Aziz, and French businessman Vincent Bolloré.[2]

He was formerly a manager of Michael Jackson's HIStory World Tour.[3]

Early and Personal life

Ben Ammar was born in Tunis, Tunisia; to a French Catholic mother of Corsican descent who converted to Islam, and to a Tunisian Muslim father.[4][5][2] He was raised Muslim.[2]

He is the brother of writer Hélé Béji. His aunt Wassila Ben Ammar was the First Lady of Tunisia as the wife of the first President of Tunisia, Habib Bourguiba.[4]

Ben Ammar resides in France, with two of his three sons, Neil and Tarak Jr., and his model-singer daughter Sonia Ben Ammar, from his marriage to actress Beata (née Sonczuk) who is of Polish descent.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "The Weinstein Company Enters Into an Agreement With Goldman, Sachs & Co". Prnewswire.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
  2. 1 2 3 "Tarak Ben Ammar: The Great Negotiator". Videoageinternational.com. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
  3. ↑ "Spekulationen über Arznei-Überdosis: Familie und Freunde geben Ärzten Mitschuld an Jacksons Tod". Spiegel Online. 2009-06-26. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  4. 1 2 "Interview: Tarak Ben Ammar - Arab Film Producer and Distributor". Arabian Gazette. 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2017-08-26.
  5. ↑ "Tarak Ben Ammar il Grande Tessitore tra politica, cinema e tv - la Repubblica.it".
  6. ↑ "Everything you need to know about Brooklyn Beckham's 'girlfriend' Sonia Ben Ammar". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2017-08-26.


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