Lyès Salem (Arabic: إلياس سالم) (born 1966 in Algiers) is an Algerian actor and film director.

His first film as director, Masquerades, won several prizes in France.

Filmography

As director

  • Lhasa (short, 1999)
  • Cousines (short, awards at the Festival de Clermont-Ferrand and César Awards)
  • Jean-Farès (short, awarded at the Festival international du film de Marrakech 2001)
  • Mascarades (first feature film)

As actor