Chawki Mejri Explained

Native Name:شوقي الماجري
Native Name Lang:Arabic
Birth Name:Chawki Ben Ammar Hadj Mubarak Mejri
Birth Date:11 November 1961
Birth Place:Tunis, Tunisia
Death Place:Cairo
Nationality:Tunisian
Occupation:Film director
Spouse:Saba Mubarak
Education:Sadiki College
National Film School in Łódź

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]

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Le cinéaste tunisien Chawki Mejri s'est éteint à l'âge de 58 ans . kapitalis.com . 15 January 2020 . fr.
  2. Web site: Décès du grand réalisateur de télévision tunisien, Chawki Majri . www.leaders.com.tn . 15 January 2020 . fr.
  3. Web site: Tunisie "Le royaume des fourmis" la vision de-chawki-el-mejri sur la question palestinienne . tekiano.com . 4 February 2020 . fr.
  4. Web site: La réalisateur Chawki Mejri n'est plus . webdo.tn . 5 February 2020 . http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20200205012559/http://www.webdo.tn/2019/10/10/la-realisateur-chawki-mejri-nest-plus/ . 5 February 2020 . fr . live .
  5. Web site: Décès de Chawki Mejri : Saba Mubarak est en deuil . directinfo.webmanagercenter.com . 5 February 2020 . http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20191014131348/https://directinfo.webmanagercenter.com/2019/10/10/deces-de-chawki-mejri-saba-mubarak-est-en-deuil-photo/ . 14 October 2019 . fr . live .
  6. Web site: CHAOUKI MEJRI . cinematunisien.com . 7 February 2020 . fr.
  7. Web site: Le grand réalisateur tunisien Chawki Mejri décède à l'âge de 58 ans . realites.com.tn . 5 February 2020 . http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20191010123408/https://www.realites.com.tn/2019/10/le-grand-realisateur-tunisien-chawki-mejri-decede-a-lage-de-47-ans/ . 10 October 2019 . fr . live .
  8. Web site: Chawki Mejri, le réalisateur tunisien lauréat du prix Adonia n'est plus . leconomistemaghrebin.com . 5 February 2020 . http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20200205020259/https://www.leconomistemaghrebin.com/2019/10/10/chawki-mejri-realisateur-tunisien-decede/ . 5 February 2020 . fr . live .
  9. Décrets et arrêtés . Journal officiel de la République tunisienne . 18 November 2016 . 94 . 3389 . 5 February 2020 . fr.
  10. Web site: Liste des récipiendaires de l'Ordre du mérite national . kapitalis.com . 5 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191027080842/http://www.kapitalis.com/anbaa-tounes/2019/10/26/%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%B5%D9%91%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B7%D9%86%D9%8A-%D9%84%D9%84/ . 27 October 2019 . ar . live .