Majd Mastoura

Majd Mastoura is a Tunisian film actor and translator. At the 66th Berlin International Film Festival he won the Silver Bear for Best Actor for his role in the film Hedi. Early life and career Majd Mastoura was born in Menzel Abderrahmane, Bizerte, to a military officer father and a classical Arabic teacher mother. Since a young age Mastoura was exposed to theatre, literature and politics. He is an avid reader of literary works. Khalil Gibran and Naghib Mahfouz are among his favourites. Film career In 2012, he started the first spoken-word event in his country, which he dubbed "Street Word". He worked on these events with his close friend Amine Gharbi. These events carried on until 2014, which marked the last version of "Street Word". In 2013, Majd was given his first role in Bidoun 2, which was his first feature film. In 2015, Majd auditioned for the role of Hedi, which he landed and was eventually awarded the Silver bear in the 66th Berlinale.