About Tahar Cheriaa
Lived 1927 – 2010 (aged 83). Tahar Cheriaa was a Tunisian film director and screenwriter.
Tahar Cheriaa (; January 5, 1927 – November 4, 2010) was a Tunisian film critic and the founder of the Carthage Film Festival in 1966, the first Panafrican and Panarab film festival.
Biography Cheriaa was born in Sayada in Tunisia. He was the founder of the Carthage Film Festival in 1966 and he led the first five events which were held every other year.
Cheriaa died in Ezzahra in 2010. He is buried in his hometown of Sayada.
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Who was Tahar Cheriaa?
Tunisian film director and screenwriter (1927–2010)
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Tahar Cheriaa was born on 5 January 1927 in Sayada.
When did Tahar Cheriaa die?
Tahar Cheriaa died on 4 November 2010 in Ezzahra.
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Tahar Cheriaa was a film director and screenwriter.
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Tahar Cheriaa was Tunisian.
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