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The History of Tunisian Cinema from 1897 to the Present Day |
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| 1897 | ||||
| – Albert Samama Chikly organises the country’s first public screening. [MORE] | ||||
| 1939 | ||||
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Le Fou de Kairouan (Jean-Andre Creuzi) [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1956 | ||||
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Al-Aahd Al-Jadid (The New Era) (André Bessis) [MORE] [ADD] |
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Me hamed Kouidi (André Bessis) [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1957 | ||||
| – The Société Anonyme Tunisienne de Production d'expansion Cinématographique (S.A.T.P.E.C.), the country’s first importation, production and distribution company, is established. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
| 1962 | ||||
| 2/3 - | The Tunisian Federation of ciné-clubs becomes a National Cultural Society after receiving official recognition. [MORE] [ADD] | |||
| 1966 | ||||
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The first Carthage Cinematographic Days festival is held. The festival is the brainchild of Tahan Cheriaa, head of the cinema section of the Ministry of Culture and Information. The Senegalese film La Noire de... (Black Girl), directed by Ousmane Sembene, wins the Grand Prix. [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1969 | ||||
| – The government monopolises the import and distribution of all foreign films. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
| 1970 | ||||
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Egyptian director Youssef Chahine receives the Grand Prix at the third Days of Carthage Festival in Tunis for the ensemble of his work. His new film, al-Ikhtiyar (The Choice), opened the festival. [MORE] [ADD] |
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– The Federation of African Film Directors is founded. [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1971 | ||||
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Brahim Babai’s Et demain… (And Tomorrow…), the country’s first socially aware film, is released. [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1974 | ||||
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| 1976 | ||||
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| Soleil des hyènes (The Hyena’s Sun) (Ridha Behi) [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
| 1979 | ||||
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Aziza (Abdellatif Ben Amar) [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1982 | ||||
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Souleymane Cissé’s Malian film Finyé (The Wind) wins the major prize at the ninth cinema festival at Tunis. [MORE] [ADD] |
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Tunisia 1982: Other Films of Note |
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Dhil al ardh (Shadow of the Earth) (Taieb Louhichi) [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1984 | ||||
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Les Baliseurs Du Desert (Nacer Khemir) [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1986 | ||||
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Rih essed (Man of Ashes) (Nouri Bouzid) [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1987 | ||||
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Bitter Champagne (Ridha Behi) [MORE] [ADD] |
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Camera Arabe (Ferid Boughedir) [MORE] [ADD] |
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Man Of Ashes (Nouri Bouzid) [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1989 | ||||
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Gold Shoes (Nouri Bouzid) [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1990 | ||||
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Asfour Stah (Ferid Boughedir) [MORE] [ADD] |
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Halfaouine (Ferid Boughedir) [MORE] [ADD] |
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The Lost Collar of the Dove (Nacer Khémir) [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1991 | ||||
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Chich Khan (Mahmoud Ben Mahmoud) [MORE] [ADD] |
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Le Collier perdu de la colombe (Nacer Khemir) [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1994 | ||||
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Samt el qusur (Silences of the Palace) (Moufida Tlatli) [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 2000 | ||||
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One Evening in July (Raja Amari) [MORE] [ADD] |
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Les Siestes Grenadines (Mahmoud Ben Mahmoud) [MORE] [ADD] |
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