Chawki Mejri

Chawki Mejri
شوقي الماجري
Born
Chawki Ben Ammar Hadj Mubarak Mejri

(1961-11-11)November 11, 1961
Tunis, Tunisia
DiedOctober 10, 2019(2019-10-10) (aged 57)
Cairo
NationalityTunisian
EducationSadiki College
National Film School in Łódź
OccupationFilm director
SpouseSaba Mubarak

Chawki Mejri (Arabic: شوقي الماجري, November 11, 1961 – October 10, 2019)[1] was a Tunisian film director,[2] noted for his films realisation in Syria and Egypt, best known as the director of the Kingdom of Ants movie.[3]

Biography

Born November 11, 1961 in Tunis, he is a former student of Sadiki College, he took his master's degree in cinematography from the National Film School in Łódź in 1996.[1]

Chawki spent most of his career in Syria and then in Egypt, where he became known for his dramatic television films including short films,[1] yet in 2012 he directed a feature film about the Palestinian cause Kingdom of Ants which enumerates the history of a family during the 2002 Palestine events, and highlights the difference between the reality and the dream.[3]

On October 10, 2019 Chawki died of heart attack in a hospital in Cairo.[2][4]

Personal life

He was married to the Jordanian actress Saba Mubarak, with one son.[3][5]

Filmography

Feature film:[1][6]

  • Tawq (توق)
  • Daqiqt Samt (دقيقة صمت)
  • Kingdom of Ants (مملكة النمل)
  • Napoléon wal Mahroussa (نابليون و المحروسة)
  • Tej min chouk (تاج من شوك)
  • Ikwatou El Tourab (إخوة التراب)
  • El Arwahou El Mouhajira (الأرواح المهاجرة)
  • Omar Khayyam (عمر الخيّام)
  • Tarik El Waer (الطريق الوعر)
  • Abnaou Errachid (أبناء الرشيد: الأمين والمأمون)
  • Al-Mansur (أبو جعفر المنصور)
  • El Ijtiyah (الاجتياح)
  • Asmahan (أسمهان)
  • Houdou Nessbi (هدوء نسبي)

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Le cinéaste tunisien Chawki Mejri s'est éteint à l'âge de 58 ans". kapitalis.com (in French). Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Décès du grand réalisateur de télévision tunisien, Chawki Majri". www.leaders.com.tn (in French). Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Tunisie "Le royaume des fourmis" la vision de-chawki-el-mejri sur la question palestinienne". tekiano.com (in French). Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  4. ^ "La réalisateur Chawki Mejri n'est plus". webdo.tn (in French). Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Décès de Chawki Mejri : Saba Mubarak est en deuil". directinfo.webmanagercenter.com (in French). Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  6. ^ "CHAOUKI MEJRI". cinematunisien.com (in French). Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Le grand réalisateur tunisien Chawki Mejri décède à l'âge de 58 ans". realites.com.tn (in French). Archived from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Chawki Mejri, le réalisateur tunisien lauréat du prix Adonia n'est plus". leconomistemaghrebin.com (in French). Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Décrets et arrêtés" (PDF). Journal officiel de la République tunisienne (in French) (94): 3389. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  10. ^ "Liste des récipiendaires de l'Ordre du mérite national". kapitalis.com (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 27 October 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2020.


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