André Djaoui

André Djaoui is a Tunisian-born producer of film and stage, film director, screenplay writer, and painter. He was born in Tunis, Tunisia.

In 1992, Djaoui co-produced with Antenne 2, Rai 2, RTVE, NHK Japan, Channel 4 UK, USA Warner video, a series of seven Portraits of Scientists, writers, artists, politicians, Philosophers who changed the world. These films were made for television by leading filmmakers: Kafka by Zbigniew Rybczynski, Darwin by Peter Greenaway, Vivaldi by Lina Wertmüller, Ben Gurion by Jerry Schatzberg, Einstein by Michael Ritchie, Chekhov by Nikita Mikhalkov and Gershwin by Alain Resnais.[citation needed ]

In 1994, Djaoui produced King David, a Broadway musical (lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Alan Menken). This is a work inspired by the Bible, especially the books of Samuel, the Book of Chronicles and the Book of Psalms. King David was designed as part of the celebration of the 3000 years of the foundation of Jerusalem.

Djaoui is also writing for the theater. After meeting with Philippe Grimbert, they write a play named Back.

In 2008, he decided to start a new life in Israel as an artist. His paintings were exhibited in Tel-Aviv in 2009. His artworks are also present in Miami since 2015.