Dora Bouchoucha Explained

Dora Bouchoucha
Birth Date:1957
Birth Place:Tunisia
Nationality:Tunisian
Education:English literature, Sorbonne university
Alma Mater:Sorbonne university
Occupation:Film producer and actor
Notable Works:Red Satin

Dora Bouchoucha (Arabic: درة بوشوشة; born 11 October 1957) is a Tunisian film producer and one of the nine members of the Individual Freedoms and Equality Committee.[1] [2]

Biography

Dora Bouchoucha graduated in 1987 from the Sorbonne University with a degree in English literature. In 1995, along with Ibrahim Letaïef, she co-founded her private production company called Nomadis Images.[3] [4] She also went on to found an association called Sud Écriture which provides training for African and Arab authors.[5] Moreover, Bouchoucha led Carthage Film Festival 3 times: 2008, 2010 and 2014.

Dora Bouchoucha has been present in several international film festivals as a judge, for example at the Berlinale in 2017, and as part of debates and round tables. In the same year, she was chosen as a permanent member of the CineMart committee within the Rotterdam International Film Festival. In 2018, she became part of the Individual Freedoms and Equality Committee whose mission was to work on a reform project that aligns with the 2014 Tunisian constitution and the international human rights standards.[6] [7] [8] Bouchoucha was also elected to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences that organizes the Academy Awards as a member along with 11 other Arab filmmakers.[9] She also joined as a jury member for the Luigi De Laurentiis Venice Award for Debut Film of the 77th Venice International Film Festival.[10] [11] [12]

Awards

Filmography

!Year !Film title!Director!Category
1997Sabriya Abderrahmane SissakoShort film
2000Demain, je brûleMohamed Ben SmaïlFeature film
2000The Season of MenMoufida TlatliFeature film
2001One Evening in JulyRaja AmariShort film
2001Avec tout mon amour Amalia EscrivaFeature film
2002Red Satin Raja AmariFeature film
2003Le Soleil assassinéAbdelkrim BahloulFeature film
2004Seekers of Oblivion Raja AmariDocumentary
2008Slaget om Tobruk Václav MarhoulFeature film
2009Les Secrets Raja AmariFeature film
2012C'était mieux demain Hinde BoujemaaFeature film
2013Ouled Ammar Nasreddine Ben MaatiDocumentary
2016Hedi, un vent de libertéMohamed Ben AttiaFeature film
2018Corps étrangerRaja AmariFeature film
2018WeldiMohamed Ben AttiaFeature film

Personal life

Dora Bouchoucha is married to Kamel Fourati. Together they have two daughters; one of them is Kenza Fourati, who's a model based in Brooklyn and Maleke an academic with a PhD in Economics.[19]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 15 December 2019 . Personnes Africultures . 2022-08-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191215231429/http://africultures.com/personnes/?no=15832 . 2019-12-15 .
  2. Web site: 5 May 2019 . Dora Bouchoucha Fourati – IMDb . . 2022-08-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190505144303/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0099093/ . 2019-05-05 .
  3. Web site: Dora Bouchoucha : cinéma addict . 2022-08-04 . Turess.
  4. Web site: DORA BOUCHOUCHA – OFL . 2022-08-04 . en-US.
  5. Web site: 2 October 2018 . Pour Dora Bouchoucha, produire des films c'est "accompagner des talents" . 2022-08-04 . Franceinfo . fr-FR.
  6. Web site: 13 August 2017 . Dora Bouchoucha, la star de la COLIBE . 2022-08-06 . Les successions dans le droit musulman . fr-FR.
  7. Web site: 1 September 2018 . Tunisie: l'égalité successorale hommes-femmes débarque au Parlement . 2022-08-06 . RFI . fr.
  8. Web site: Lavrilleux . Ariane . 29 September 2018 . Dora Bouchoucha : " On demande aux femmes d'être le porte-drapeau de toutes les femmes " . 2022-08-06 . Le Point . fr.
  9. Web site: 10 July 2018 . Academy Awards inducts 12 Arab filmmakers as members . 2022-08-06 . BroadcastPro ME . en-US.
  10. Web site: 28 July 2020 . Tunisian Dora Bouchoucha Joins the Jury Panel at Venice International Film Festival . 2022-08-06 . Vogue Arabia . en-GB.
  11. Web site: Badih . Samia . 28 July 2020 . Tunisian producer Dora Bouchoucha to serve on jury of Venice International Film Festival . 2022-08-06 . The National . en.
  12. Web site: Writer . ByStaff . Legendary Tunisian Film Producer Dora Bouchoucha Joins Venice International Film Festival Jury . 2022-08-06 . SceneArabia.
  13. Web site: Journal Officiel de la République Tunisienne . 7 August 2022.
  14. Web site: walid . 13 May 2015 . Tunisie-France: Fleur Pellerin remettra les Insignes de Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres à Dorra Bouchoucha à Cannes – Directinfo . 2022-08-06 . fr-FR.
  15. Web site: Des compétences tunisiennes décorées des insignes de l'Ordre de la République. letemps.com.tn. fr. 13 August 2016. 10 May 2017. 6 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190306044128/http://www.letemps.com.tn/article/98573/des-comp%C3%A9tences-tunisiennes-d%C3%A9cor%C3%A9es-des-insignes-de-l%E2%80%99ordre-de-la-r%C3%A9publique. dead. .
  16. Web site: Inhebbek Hedi Hedi . 2022-08-07 . www.berlinale.de . en.
  17. Web site: Jere . Regina Jane . 6 December 2017 . New African Magazine announces its 100 Most Influential Africans of 2017 . 2022-08-06 . New African Magazine.
  18. Web site: 21 September 2018 . Egypte : Hommage à Dora Bouchoucha à El Gouna Film Festival . 2022-08-06 . Kapitalis . fr-FR.
  19. Web site: 24 April 2021 . لقاء مع درة بوشوشة أول منتجة سينمائية تونسية ڤوغ العربية . 2022-08-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210424182939/https://ar.vogue.me/%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%81-%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%84/%D8%AD%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9/%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D9%85%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AC%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B4%D8%A9/ . 24 April 2021 .

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