Abdelhamid Bouchnak (born 1984), is a
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filmmaker
Filmmaking (film production) is the process by which a motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, starting with an initial story, idea, or commission. It then continues through screenwriting, castin ...
. He is best known as the director of Tunisian horror film ''Dachra''.
Personal life
He was born in 1984 in
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. His father
Lotfi Bouchnak is a popular Tunisian singer renowned
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player. Abdelhamid studied at the Higher School of Science and Technology of Design in Tunis (ESAC) in
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Gammarth ( aeb, ڨمرت ) is a town on the Mediterranean Sea in the Tunis Governorate of Tunisia, located some 15 to 20 kilometres north of Tunis, adjacent to La Marsa. It is an upmarket seaside resort, known for its expensive hotels an ...
. Then he attended to the
University of Montreal
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and graduated with a degree in film studies.
Career
After graduation, he became a director within the company Shkoon Production. However, initially he worked as a cinematographer in the web series ''Ta7ana'', and the television series ''Hedhoukom''. He also involved in short films as the cinematographer in ''Alliance'' in 2011 and then ''Le Bonbon'' in 2016. After few years, he directed the historical docufiction, ''Jadis Kerkouane''.
In 2018, Abdelhamid directed his maiden feature film, ''Dachra'', a horror film. The film received critical acclaim and later selected at the International Critics' Week of the
Venice Film Festival
The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival ( it, Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival h ...
. After the success of the film, he directed season 1 of the television series ''Nouba'' which broadcast on Nessma during the month of Ramadan in 2019. Then he directed the Season 2 of the same series, titled ''Ochèg Eddenia'' which was broadcast in 2020.
Filmography
References
External links
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Living people
Tunisian film directors
Tunisian film people
1984 births
Tunisian television directors