Dora Bouchoucha

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]

Dora Bouchoucha
درة بوشوشة
Dora Bouchoucha at Berlinale in 2017
Born1957
Tunisia
NationalityTunisian
EducationEnglish literature, Sorbonne university
Alma materSorbonne university
Occupation(s)Film producer and actor
Notable workRed Satin

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.[4][5] Moreover, Bouchoucha led Carthage Film Festival 3 times: 2008, 2010 and 2014.[6]

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.[4] 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.[7][8][9] 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.[10] She also joined as a jury member for the Luigi De Laurentiis Venice Award for Debut Film of the 77th Venice International Film Festival.[11][12][13]

Awards
  • Grand officer of the Ordre national du Mérite (Tunisia, 2010).[14]
  • Commander of Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (France, 2015).[15]
  • Officer of Ordre de la République (Tunisie, 2016).[16][14]
  • Berlinale best first film prize (Germany, 2016).[17]
  • Chosen by the New African magazine as one of the 100 most influential Africans (2017).[18]
  • Tribute from the El Gouna Film Festival for her filmography.[19]

Filmography
Film title Director Category Year of production
Sabriya Abderrahmane Sissako Short film 1997
Demain, je brûle Mohamed Ben Smaïl Feature film 2000
The Season of Men Moufida Tlatli Feature film 2000
One Evening in July Raja Amari Short film 2001
Avec tout mon amour Amalia Escriva Feature film 2001
Red Satin Raja Amari Feature film 2002
Le Soleil assassiné Abdelkrim Bahloul Feature film 2003
Seekers of Oblivion Raja Amari Documentary 2004
Slaget om Tobruk Václav Marhoul Feature film 2008
Les Secrets Raja Amari Feature film 2009
C'était mieux demain Hinde Boujemaa Feature film 2012
Ouled Ammar Nasreddine Ben Maati Documentary 2013
Hedi, un vent de liberté Mohamed Ben Attia Feature film 2016
Corps étranger Raja Amari Feature film 2018
Weldi Mohamed Ben Attia Feature film 2018

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 Malak.[6]

References
  1. "Personnes | Africultures". 15 December 2019. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  2. "Dora Bouchoucha Fourati – IMDb". IMDb. 5 May 2019. Archived from the original on 5 May 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  3. "Dora Bouchoucha : cinéma addict". Turess. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  4. "DORA BOUCHOUCHA – OFL". Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  5. "Pour Dora Bouchoucha, produire des films c'est "accompagner des talents"". Franceinfo (in French). 2 October 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  6. "لقاء مع درة بوشوشة أول منتجة سينمائية تونسية | ڤوغ العربية". 24 April 2021. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  7. "Dora Bouchoucha, la star de la COLIBE". Les successions dans le droit musulman (in French). 13 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  8. "Tunisie: l'égalité successorale hommes-femmes débarque au Parlement". RFI (in French). 1 September 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  9. Lavrilleux, Ariane (29 September 2018). "Dora Bouchoucha : " On demande aux femmes d'être le porte-drapeau de toutes les femmes "". Le Point (in French). Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  10. "Academy Awards inducts 12 Arab filmmakers as members". BroadcastPro ME. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  11. "Tunisian Dora Bouchoucha Joins the Jury Panel at Venice International Film Festival". Vogue Arabia. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  12. Badih, Samia (28 July 2020). "Tunisian producer Dora Bouchoucha to serve on jury of Venice International Film Festival". The National. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  13. Writer, ByStaff. "Legendary Tunisian Film Producer Dora Bouchoucha Joins Venice International Film Festival Jury". SceneArabia. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  14. "Journal Officiel de la République Tunisienne" (PDF). Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  15. walid (13 May 2015). "Tunisie-France: Fleur Pellerin remettra les Insignes de Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres à Dorra Bouchoucha à Cannes – Directinfo" (in French). Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  16. "Des compétences tunisiennes décorées des insignes de l'Ordre de la République". letemps.com.tn (in French). 13 August 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2017..
  17. "Inhebbek Hedi | Hedi". www.berlinale.de. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  18. Jere, Regina Jane (6 December 2017). "New African Magazine announces its 100 Most Influential Africans of 2017". New African Magazine. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  19. "Egypte : Hommage à Dora Bouchoucha à El Gouna Film Festival". Kapitalis (in French). 21 September 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
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