Chawki Mejri | |
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شوقي الماجري | |
Born | Chawki Ben Ammar Hadj Mubarak Mejri November 11, 1961
Tunis, Tunisia |
Died | October 10, 2019 | (aged 57)
Nationality | Tunisian |
Education |
Sadiki College National Film School in Łódź |
Occupation | Film director |
Spouse | Saba Mubarak |
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]
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]
He was married to the Jordanian actress Saba Mubarak, with one son. [3] [5]
Chawki Mejri | |
---|---|
شوقي الماجري | |
Born | Chawki Ben Ammar Hadj Mubarak Mejri November 11, 1961
Tunis, Tunisia |
Died | October 10, 2019 | (aged 57)
Nationality | Tunisian |
Education |
Sadiki College National Film School in Łódź |
Occupation | Film director |
Spouse | Saba Mubarak |
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]
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]
He was married to the Jordanian actress Saba Mubarak, with one son. [3] [5]