A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Birthplace:
Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France
Born:
January 1, 1978
Born in Toulouse in 1978, Baya Kasmi began working with Michel Leclerc on a TV series about adolescence, Âge sensible (2002), before the screenplay for Le Nom des gens (2010), which is said to have been inspired by an autobiographical story, won a César award. The duo reformed to write La vie très privée de Monsieur Slim (2015) and La lutte des classes (2018). As a director, she first established herself successfully in a short format with J'aurais pu être une pute, nominated for a César in 2012 for Best Short Film, which revealed Vimala Pons alongside Bruno Podalydès. The young actress went on to play the lead role in Je suis à vous tout de suite (2015), the director's first feature film. She then went on to work as a scriptwriter (for example, with Thomas Lilti on Hippocrate and Médecin de campagne), and it was not until early 2023 that her second feature was released: Youssef Salem a du succès, starring Ramzy Bedia.
Dialogue:
2011 I Could've Been a Hooker
Director:
2011 I Could've Been a Hooker
2015 I'm All Yours
2023 The In(famous) Youssef Salem
2025 Mikado
Scenario Writer:
2011 I Could've Been a Hooker
2014 Hippocrates
2015 I'm All Yours
2023 The In(famous) Youssef Salem
2025 Mikado
Screenplay:
2011 I Could've Been a Hooker
2014 Hippocrates
2015 I'm All Yours
2015 The Very Private Life of Mister Sim
2019 Battle of the Classes
2022 Not My Type
2023 Le premier venu
2023 The In(famous) Youssef Salem
2025 Mikado
2025 Not All Men, But...
Script Consultant:
2011 I Could've Been a Hooker
2014 Hippocrates
2015 I'm All Yours
2015 The Very Private Life of Mister Sim
2019 Battle of the Classes
2022 Not My Type
2023 Le premier venu
2023 The In(famous) Youssef Salem
2024 Dog on Trial
2025 Mikado
2025 Not All Men, But...
Writer:
2010 The Names of Love
2011 I Could've Been a Hooker
2014 Hippocrates
2015 I'm All Yours
2015 The Very Private Life of Mister Sim
2016 The Country Doctor
2017 Just to Be Sure
2019 Battle of the Classes
2022 Not My Type
2023 Le premier venu
2023 The In(famous) Youssef Salem
2024 Dog on Trial
2025 Mikado
2025 Not All Men, But...
Creator:
2019 Le Grand Bazar
Director:
2019 Le Grand Bazar
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Scenario Writer:
2010 Histoires de vies
2019 Le Grand Bazar
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Writer:
2010 Histoires de vies
2019 Le Grand Bazar
???? Le parfum du bonheur
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