Chawki Mejri
Chawki Mejri (November 11, 1961 – October 10, 2019) was a Tunisian film director, noted for his films realisation in Syria and Egypt, best known as the director of the Kingdom of Ants movie.
Chawki Mejri
- Birth Name
- Chawki Ben Ammar Hadj Mubarak Mejri
- Born
- 11 November 1961
- Birthplace
- Tunis, Tunisia
- Place of death
- Cairo
- Occupation
- Film director
- Spouse
- Saba Mubarak
- Education
- Sadiki College National Film School in Łódź
- Full name
- شوقي بن عمَّار الحاج مُبارك الماجري.
- Died
- 2019 · Cairo.
- Nationality
- Tunisia
- Honours
- International Emmy Award · Order of National Merit
- Languages
- Arabic
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• Native Name — شوقي الماجري • Birth Name — Chawki Ben Ammar Hadj Mubarak Mejri • Born — 11 November 1961 • Birthplace — Tunis, Tunisia • Place of death — Cairo • Occupation — Film director • Spouse — Saba Mubarak • Education — Sadiki College National Film School in Łódź
Biography
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. Chawki spent most of his career in Syria and then in Egypt, where he became known for his dramatic television films including short films, 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. On October 10, 2019 Chawki died of heart attack in a hospital in Cairo.
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Personal life
He was married to the Jordanian actress Saba Mubarak, with one son.
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• International Emmy Awards(2007) • Adonia award (2008 and 2009) • Officier (2016) and Commander (2019) of the Tunisian Order of Merit
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- 1.Le cinéaste tunisien Chawki Mejri s'est éteint à l'âge de 58 ans. kapitalis.com.
- 2.Décès du grand réalisateur de télévision tunisien, Chawki Majri. www.leaders.com.tn.
- 3.Tunisie "Le royaume des fourmis" la vision de-chawki-el-mejri sur la question palestinienne. tekiano.com.
- 4.La réalisateur Chawki Mejri n'est plus. webdo.tn.
- 5.Décès de Chawki Mejri : Saba Mubarak est en deuil. directinfo.webmanagercenter.com.
- 6.CHAOUKI MEJRI. cinematunisien.com.
- 7.Le grand réalisateur tunisien Chawki Mejri décède à l'âge de 58 ans. realites.com.tn.
- 8.Chawki Mejri, le réalisateur tunisien lauréat du prix Adonia n'est plus. leconomistemaghrebin.com.
- 9.Décrets et arrêtés. Journal officiel de la République tunisienne. 94. 3389. 18 November 2016.
- 10.Liste des récipiendaires de l'Ordre du mérite national. kapitalis.com.
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