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Tunisia

Filmmaker · Tunisia

Taieb Louhichi

Died in 2018

Taïeb Louhichi was born on 16 June 1948 in Mareth, in the Gabès region. After studies in literature and a doctorate in sociology, he trained in cinema in Paris, at the Institut de formation cinématographique and at the école de Vaugirard. A 1972 documentary on his village earned him the Tanit d'or at the Carthage Film Days, and his following short films were awarded at several festivals; one of his feature films competed in Venice in 1989. Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, he died in Tunis on 21 February 2018; a film festival has borne his name in Mareth since 2020.

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