Dora Bouchoucha (; born 11 October 1957) is a

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n film producer and one of the nine members of the Individual Freedoms and Equality Committee.

Biography

Dora Bouchoucha graduated in 1987 from the

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with a degree in English literature. In 1995, along with Ibrahim Letaïef, she co-founded her private production company called Nomadis Images. She also went on to found an association called ''Sud Écriture'' which provides training for African and Arab authors. Moreover, Bouchoucha led

Carthage Film Festival Carthage Film Festival (Journées cinématographiques de Carthage, or JCC) is an annual film festival that takes place in Tunis, founded in 1966. It is also known by its Arabic title, ("Cinema Days of Carthage"). Initially biennial alternating ...

3 times: 2008, 2010 and 2014. Dora Bouchoucha has been present in several international film festivals as a judge, for example at the

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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 International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is an annual film festival held at the end of January in various locations in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, focused on independent and experimental films. The inaugural festival took place in June 1972, ...

. 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. Bouchoucha was also elected to join the

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that organizes the

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as a member along with 11 other Arab filmmakers. She also joined as a jury member for the Luigi De Laurentiis Venice Award for Debut Film of the 77th

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Awards

* Grand officer of the ''Ordre national du Mérite'' (Tunisia, 2010). * Commander of ''

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(''France, 2015). * Officer of ''Ordre de la République'' (Tunisie, 2016). * Berlinale best first film prize (Germany, 2016). * Chosen by the New African magazine as one of the 100 most influential Africans (2017). * Tribute from the

El Gouna Film Festival The El Gouna Film Festival (GFF; ) is an annual film festival established in 2017, held in the Red Sea resort town of El Gouna, Egypt. The event is hosted by the El Gouna Convention and Culture Centre. The festival focuses on storytelling trends, ...

for her filmography.

Filmography

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.

References

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