Nejib Belkadhi
Nejib Belkadhi | |
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,_Tunis,_13_f%C3%A9vrier_2015.jpg) Belkadhi in February 2015. | |
| نجيب بلقاضي | |
| Born | 13 May 1972  Tunis, Tunisia |
| Nationality | Tunisian |
| Occupation | Actor, director |
Nejib Belkadhi (Arabic: نجيب بلقاضي; born May 13, 1976, in Tunis, Tunisia) is a Tunisian actor and director.[1][2]
Education
[edit]He studied marketing and management at the Carthage High Commercial Studies Institute in Carthage, before he started a career in arts.[3]
Career
[edit]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.[3]
His last movie, Bastardo, was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2013.[2]
During Ramadan 2019, he played one of the main roles in the series L'Affaire 460 by Majdi Smiri.[4]
Filmography
[edit]Actor
[edit]Cinema
[edit]- 1994: The Fire Dance by Selma Baccar: As Mimouni
- 2000: The Season of Men by Moufida Tlatli : Samy
- 2000: Tomorrow I burn by Mohammed Ben Ismaïl : Elyes
- 2002: The Magic Box by Ridha Béhi
- 2003: Bedwin Hacker by Nadia El Fani
- 2015: Ghasra (Short film) by Jamil Najjar
- 2017: When the sky starts To Scream by Kais Méjri : Samy
- 2017: Astra by Nidhal Guiga
- 2017: The Candy by Abdelhamid Bouchnak
- 2017: Bolbol by Khadija Lamkacher
- 2018: look at Me by Nejib Belkadhi
- 2018: Black Mamba by Amel Gellaty
- 2018: The Watermelon of The Sheikh by Kaouther Ben Hania
Television
[edit]- 1996 – 1997: El Khottab Al Bab (The Suitors are on the Door) by Slaheddine Essid
- 1998: Il tesoro di Damasco (The Treasure of Damas) by José María Sánchez as Sameer
- 2004: Loutil (The Hostel) by Slaheddine Essid
- 2008: Weld Ettalyena (The Son of the Italian) by Nejib Belkadhi
- 2015: Lilet Chak (The Doubt Night) by Majdi Smiri As Yahiya Ben Abdullah
- 2016: The President by Jamil Najjar As Louay Said
- 2018: Tej El Hadhra by Sami Fehri As General Osman
- 2019: The Affair 460 by Majdi Smiri As Malek Ben Jaafar
- 2021+2022: 13 Garibaldi Avenue by Amin Chiboub
Theater
[edit]- 1995: The Women's School by Mohamed Kouka
Director
[edit]Cinema
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 2013: Klem Ennas (People's Talk) of Lobna Noaman on El Hiwar El Tounsi : Guest of Episode 3 of Season 2
- 2014: Maghreb Orient Express : Nejib Belkadhi : "Bastardo is long awaited in Beyrouth" on TV5 Monde : Guest
- 2021: Fekret Sami Fehri of Hedy Zaiem on El Hiwar El Tounsi : Guest of Episode 9 of Season 3 Part 4
Producer
[edit]- 2006: The Tarzan of the Arabs (Feature Documentary)
- 2017: When The Sun Starts To Cry of Kais Mejri
Honours
[edit]- 2007: Knight of the Tunisian Order of Merit[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Nejib Belkadhi". tunisia-live.net (in French). Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ a b "Cinéma – Nejib BelkadhiL "'Regarde-moi' est avant tout une ode à la différence"". LE Point Alfrique. December 6, 2018.
- ^ a b "PARK CITY '07 INTERVIEW, Nejib Belkadhi". indiewire.com. January 26, 2007. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ "Zoom sur "l'affaire 460"". espace manager.
- ^ "Décrets et arrêtés" (PDF). Journal officiel de la République tunisienne. p. 2223. ISSN 0330-7921.
External links
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