Nejib Belkadhi ( ar, نجيب بلقاضي; born May 13, 1976, in

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) is a Tunisian actor and director.

Education

He studied marketing and management at the Carthage High Commercial Studies Institute in

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, before he started a career in arts.

Career

Nejib had his first acting role in ''Hbiba Msika'' (''Dancer of the Flame''), a film by Selma Baccar, in 1995. He then starred in Mohamed Kouka's play ''Madrasat Nisaa''(مدرسة النساء / ''The Women's School''), however, Nejib's best success was in the series '' El Khottab Al Bab'' (الخطاب عالباب /''Many Fiancees'') appearing in both volumes 1 and 2 (1996–1998) for the director Slaheddine Essid. Nejib Belkadhi began his career in directing during 1998 on the TV network ''Canal+ Horizons'', covering the Carthage Film Festival, before creating the network's most successful TV show: ''Chams Alik'' (شمس عليك ), whose concept revolutionized the Tunisian TV scene. He conceived, produced and co-presented the show from 1999 to 2001. In 2002, he founded Propaganda Productions, with his friend Imed Marzouk, and in 2003 he directed and produced a socio-critical fake reality show called ''Dima Lebess'' (ديما لا باس /''Always fine''), which was broadcast on the ''Canal21'' TV channel. He directed his first movie in 2005, a short film called ''Tsawer'' (تصاور/''Pic''), with a screenplay of Souad Ben Slimane. '' VHS Kahloucha'' (2006), his first feature documentary film, was screened to great acclaim at international film festivals, including Cannes (2006), Philadelphia (2007), Sundance l (2007) and Dubai (2007), and it was his most successful work to date. His last movie, '' Bastardo'', was screened at the

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in September 2013.

Filmography

Actor

Cinema

Television

Theater

* 1995: The Women's School by Mohamed Kouka

Director

Cinema

* 2005: ''Tsawer'' (Pictures) (Short film) * 2006: '' VHS Kahloucha'' (Documentary) * 2013: '' Bastardo'' (English) (Feature film) * 2014: '' Seven and a Half'' (Documentary) * 2018: ''look at Me'' (film, 2018) (Feature film)

Television

* 1999–2001: ''Chams Alik'' on Canal Horizons+ * 2002: ''Dima Labes'' on Canal 21 * 2008: ''Weld Ettalyena'' (Son of The Italian) (TV-Serial) * 2020: ''The Host and The Tramp'' (Web-Serial)

TV shows

* 2013: Klem Ennas (People's Talk) of Lobna Noaman on

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: Guest of Episode 3 of Season 2 * 2014: : Nejib Belkadhi : "Bastardo is long awaited in

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" on

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: Guest * 2021: Fekret Sami Fehri of Hedy Zaiem on

: Guest of Episode 9 of Season 3 Part 4

Producer

* 2006: The Tarzan of the Arabs (Feature Documentary) * 2017: When The Sun Starts To Cry of Kais Mejri

Honours

* 2007: Knight of the Tunisian Order of Merit

References

External links

Biography from the Sharjah Art FoundationActor/Director's Profile on NYTimes.comInterview with Nejib Belkadhi on IndiewireNejib Belkadhi's Movie ''Bastardo'' in TIFF-festival 2013
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Belkadhi, Nejib 1972 births People from Tunis Tunisian film directors Tunisian male film actors Living people Tunisian male television actors 20th-century Tunisian male actors Carthage High Commercial Studies Institute alumni