The portrait of Haydée Tamzali which is in the spotlight on the official poster of the 34th edition of Carthage Cinematographic Days (October 28-04 November 2023), summarizes, on its own, the beginnings of Tunisian cinema.
Haydée Tamzali, daughter of the pioneer of Tunisian cinema Samama Chikli is the first woman actress, scriptwriter, and editing in Tunisia and in the Arab world. Through his portrait on the official poster, the JCC pay tribute to all Tunisian filmmakers, who have contributed with dedication and passion to create films in Tunisia and elsewhere. Whether they are directors, scriptwriters, actresses, operators, scripts, risers, decorators, sound engineers, producers, they are exceptional in all cinematographic trades …
This is also a tribute to all Tunisian cinema professionals, women and men, who have remarkably contributed to the creation of a rich cinematographic memory dating from a century.
Haydée Tamzali wrote the first fictional scenes from Tunisian cinema and was the first actress and star of the very first films in the history of Tunisian cinema: Zohra (1922), Ain El Ghezal (1924). Symbol of the birth of Tunisian cinema, she sits, 100 years after the production of the first Tunisian fiction film, on the official poster of the JCC 2023.
Press release
The portrait of Haydée Tamzali which is in the spotlight on the official poster of the 34th edition of Carthage Cinematographic Days (October 28-04 November 2023), summarizes, on its own, the beginnings of Tunisian cinema.
Haydée Tamzali, daughter of the pioneer of Tunisian cinema Samama Chikli is the first woman actress, scriptwriter, and editing in Tunisia and in the Arab world. Through his portrait on the official poster, the JCC pay tribute to all Tunisian filmmakers, who have contributed with dedication and passion to create films in Tunisia and elsewhere. Whether they are directors, scriptwriters, actresses, operators, scripts, risers, decorators, sound engineers, producers, they are exceptional in all cinematographic trades …
This is also a tribute to all Tunisian cinema professionals, women and men, who have remarkably contributed to the creation of a rich cinematographic memory dating from a century.
Haydée Tamzali wrote the first fictional scenes from Tunisian cinema and was the first actress and star of the very first films in the history of Tunisian cinema: Zohra (1922), Ain El Ghezal (1924). Symbol of the birth of Tunisian cinema, she sits, 100 years after the production of the first Tunisian fiction film, on the official poster of the JCC 2023.
Press release
