Tahar Cheriaa
Tahar Cheriaa (January 5, 1927 – November 4, 2010) was a Tunisian film critic and the founder of the Carthage Film Festival in 1966, the first Panafrican and Panarab film festival.
Tahar Cheriaa
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- Name
- Tahar Cheriaa الطاهر شريعة
- Born
- 5 January 1927
- Birthplace
- Sayada, Tunisia
- Died
- 4 November 2010
- Place of death
- Ezzahra, Tunisia
- Occupation
- Film critic, Writer, translator
- Awards
- Grand Cordon of National Merit
- Nationality
- French protectorate of Tunisia · Tunisia
- Education
- Faculty of Arts of Paris
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Tahar Cheriaa (January 5, 1927 – November 4, 2010) was a Tunisian film critic and the founder of the Carthage Film Festival in 1966, the first Panafrican and Panarab film festival.
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• Name — Tahar Cheriaa الطاهر شريعة • Born — 5 January 1927 • Birthplace — Sayada, Tunisia • Died — 4 November 2010 • Place of death — Ezzahra, Tunisia • Occupation — Film critic, Writer, translator • Awards — Grand Cordon of National Merit • Citizenship — Tunisian
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Cheriaa was born in Sayada in Tunisia. He was the founder of the Carthage Film Festival in 1966 and he led the first five events which were held every other year. Cheria was involved in the translation of Arabic poetry and he was a writer and spokesperson for Arab-African film culture. He was awarded the Grand Cordon of National Merit. Cheriaa died in Ezzahra in 2010. He is buried in his hometown of Sayada.
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