Chawki Mejri

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]

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
Spouse(s)Saba Mubarak

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, divorced in 2012.[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 El Khayam (عمر الخيّام)
  • Tarik El Waer (الطريق الوعر)
  • Abnaou Errachid (أبناء الرشيد: الأمين والمأمون)
  • Al-Mansur (أبو جعفر المنصور)
  • El Ijtiyah (الاجتياح)
  • Asmahane (أسمهان)
  • Houdou Nessbi (هدوء نسبي)

Awards
  • International Emmy Awards(2007)[7]
  • Adonia award (2008 and 2009)[8]
  • Officier (2016)[9] and Commander (2019) of the Tunisian Order of Merit[10]

References
  1. "Le cinéaste tunisien Chawki Mejri s'est éteint à l'âge de 58 ans". kapitalis.com (in French). Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  2. "Décès du grand réalisateur de télévision tunisien, Chawki Majri". www.leaders.com.tn (in French). Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  3. "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 10 October 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  5. "Décès de Chawki Mejri : Saba Mubarak est en deuil". directinfo.webmanagercenter.com (in French). Archived from the original on 10 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 10 October 2019. 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 10 October 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
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