Cinema of Tunisia

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Cinema of Tunisia
Naceur Ktari (2000)
No. of screens48 (As of July 2022)[1]
 • Per capita0.2 per 100,000 (2009)[1]
Produced feature films (2005–2009)[2]
Total4 (average)
Number of admissions (2008)[3]
Total600,000

The cinema of Tunisia began in 1896, when the Lumière brothers began showing animated films in the streets of Tunis.

History

The first feature-length movie produced in North Africa, Les Cinq gentlemen maudits (The Five Accursed Gentlemen), was filmed in Tunisia by French director

35 mm film.[7] Tunisia also hosts the Carthage Film Festival established in 1966. The festival gives priority to films from Arab-speaking and African countries and is the oldest film festival on the African continent.[8]

In 1927, Tunis-Film, the first Tunisian film distribution company was established. After the country's independence, movies were exclusively produced by

Jesus of Nazareth. After visiting Tunisia George Lucas, inspired by the natural beauty and old architecture of some Southern Tunisian towns, decided to film important scenes of Star Wars, as well as Indiana Jones in the country. Anthony Minghella also filmed the Academy Awards winning The English Patient
in a south-west oasis of the country.

Domestic productions were rare: the few movies which were produced since 1967 tried to reflect the new social dynamics, development, identity research, and modernity shock.

Locarno International Film Festival in the same year and it has been classified in the Un Certain Regard category during the 1978 Cannes Film Festival
.

The first Tunisian actress was

The Silences of Palace (1994).[10]

In 2007, several films were produced and grabbed public attention, such as Making Of, directed by Nouri Bouzid and Nejib Belkadi's VHS Kahloucha.

In 2013,

Palme D'Or award. For his film Blue Is the Warmest Colour
he split the award with his two lead actresses.

On March 21, 2018, the country opened its first City of Culture, a project one of its kind in Africa and the Arab world , located in downtown Tunis. The complex contains several theaters, cinemas, screens, art and history galleries, exhibition halls, a contemporary and modern art museum, a national book centre and a cultural investment centre.[11]

The first ever

Les Cinémas Gaumont Pathé in the coming years, one containing 8 screens at new Azur city mall in Banlieu Sud of Tunis[13] and one of 6 screens in Sousse. Hotel chain La cigale announced in 2017, that it is building a hotel along with a mall and a multiplex of 10 screens in Gammarth, Banlieue Nord of Tunis and is set to open in 2020.[14]

Around 2015, there were less than 30 screens under commercial use all across Tunisia, a number that is widely considered low in international standards for a country with a population of 11 millions. In November 2019, the number was estimated at 41 screens all across Tunisia. The country has seen a significant increase in theaters in recent years thanks to a renewed interest in movie-going as well as the development of multiplexes, a newly-introduced concept in the country. As of July 2022, there are 48 screens all across Tunisia.

Academy Award nominations

Main article:
List of Tunisian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Tunisia has submitted films for the

Academy Award.[16] Documentary film Four Daughters was nominated for Best Documentary Feature at 96th Academy Awards.[17] Both films were directed by Kaouther Ben Hania and with Four Daughters nomination, Hania became the first Arab Woman to earn two academy awards nominations.[18]

Kaouther Ben Hania

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Average national film production". UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Archived from the original on October 23, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
  3. ^ "Table 11: Exhibition – Admissions & Gross Box Office (GBO)". UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Archived from the original on December 24, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
  4. ISBN 978-0-253-05205-6. Archived
    from the original on January 18, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  5. ^ "History of Tunisian Cinema". Archived from the original on October 28, 2008.
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 25, 2024. Retrieved November 18, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "Africiné - le leader mondial du cinéma africain et diaspora". Africiné. Archived from the original on March 9, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  8. ^ "Carthage Film Festival Page on IMDB". IMDb. Archived from the original on December 27, 2009. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
  9. ^ "Un cinéma dynamique (Tangka Guide)". Archived from the original on October 7, 2011.
  10. ^ Chikhaoui, Tahar (May 1994). "Selma, Nejia, Moufida and the others". Ecrans d'Afrique (8): 10. Archived from the original on September 8, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  11. ^ "TUNISIA INAUGURATES CITY OF CULTURE". Tunis Daily News. Archived from the original on March 26, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  12. ^ "Special Rules for the Best Foreign Language Film Award". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on July 5, 2018. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  13. ^ [Azurcity.tn,520,73539,3 "Azur City Tunis"]. Azur City. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  14. ^ "La Cigale Gammarth". Tunisie.Co. Archived from the original on May 13, 2018. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  15. ^ "Special Rules for the Best Foreign Language Film Award". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on August 20, 2008. Retrieved September 6, 2009.
  16. ^ "Romania Earns First Oscar Nomination for 'Collective,' Tunisia for 'The Man Who Sold His Skin'". www.hollywoodreporter.com. March 15, 2021. Archived from the original on March 15, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  17. ^ Bergeson, Samantha (December 21, 2023). "2024 Oscar Shortlists Unveiled: 'Barbie,' 'Poor Things,' 'Maestro,' and 'The Zone of Interest' Make the Cut". IndieWire. Archived from the original on December 22, 2023. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  18. ^ Mullally, William (January 23, 2024). "Kaouther Ben Hania makes history as first Arab woman with two Oscar nominations". The National. Archived from the original on January 24, 2024. Retrieved January 25, 2024.

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