Dora Bouchoucha

Dora Bouchoucha graduated in 1987 from the Sorbonne University with a degree in English literature. In 1995, along with Ibrahim Letaïef, she co-founded her private production company called Nomadis Images.{{Cite web |title=Dora Bouchoucha : cinéma addict |url=https://www.turess.com/fr/lapresse/1951 |access-date=2022-08-04 |website=Turess}}{{Cite web |title=DORA BOUCHOUCHA – OFL |url=https://www.ouagafilmlab.net/en/dora-bouchoucha/ |access-date=2022-08-04 |language=en-US}} She also went on to found an association called Sud Écriture which provides training for African and Arab authors.{{Cite web |date=2 October 2018 |title=Pour Dora Bouchoucha, produire des films c'est "accompagner des talents" |url=https://www.francetvinfo.fr/monde/afrique/culture-africaine/pour-dora-bouchoucha-produire-des-films-c-est-accompagner-des-talents_3057027.html |access-date=2022-08-04 |website=Franceinfo |language=fr-FR}} Moreover, Bouchoucha led Carthage Film Festival 3 times: 2008, 2010 and 2014.

Dora Bouchoucha has been present in several international film festivals as a judge, for example at the Berlinale in 2017, and as part of debates and round tables. In the same year, she was chosen as a permanent member of the CineMart committee within the Rotterdam International Film Festival. In 2018, she became part of the Individual Freedoms and Equality Committee whose mission was to work on a reform project that aligns with the 2014 Tunisian constitution and the international human rights standards.{{Cite web |date=13 August 2017 |title=Dora Bouchoucha, la star de la COLIBE |url=https://al-mawarith.com/dora-bouchoucha/ |access-date=2022-08-06 |website=Les successions dans le droit musulman |language=fr-FR}}{{Cite web |date=1 September 2018 |title=Tunisie: l'égalité successorale hommes-femmes débarque au Parlement |url=https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20180901-tunisie-egalite-successorale-hommes-femmes-debarque-parlement |access-date=2022-08-06 |website=RFI |language=fr}}{{Cite web |last=Lavrilleux |first=Ariane |date=29 September 2018 |title=Dora Bouchoucha : " On demande aux femmes d'être le porte-drapeau de toutes les femmes " |url=https://www.lepoint.fr/culture/dora-bouchoucha-on-demande-aux-femmes-d-etre-le-porte-drapeau-de-toutes-les-femmes-29-09-2018-2258828_3.php |access-date=2022-08-06 |website=Le Point |language=fr}} Bouchoucha was also elected to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences that organizes the Academy Awards as a member along with 11 other Arab filmmakers.{{Cite web |date=10 July 2018 |title=Academy Awards inducts 12 Arab filmmakers as members |url=https://www.broadcastprome.com/news/academy-awards-inducts-12-arab-filmmakers-as-members/ |access-date=2022-08-06 |website=BroadcastPro ME |language=en-US}} She also joined as a jury member for the Luigi De Laurentiis Venice Award for Debut Film of the 77th Venice International Film Festival.{{Cite web |date=28 July 2020 |title=Tunisian Dora Bouchoucha Joins the Jury Panel at Venice International Film Festival |url=https://en.vogue.me/culture/dora-bouchoucha-joins-venice-international-film-festival/ |access-date=2022-08-06 |website=Vogue Arabia |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Badih |first=Samia |date=28 July 2020 |title=Tunisian producer Dora Bouchoucha to serve on jury of Venice International Film Festival |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/film/tunisian-producer-dora-bouchoucha-to-serve-on-jury-of-venice-international-film-festival-1.1055138 |access-date=2022-08-06 |website=The National |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Writer |first=ByStaff |title=Legendary Tunisian Film Producer Dora Bouchoucha Joins Venice International Film Festival Jury |url=http://www.scenearabia.com/Culture/Legendary-Tunisian-Film-Producer-Dora-Bouchoucha-Joins-Venice-International-Film-Festival-Jury |access-date=2022-08-06 |website=SceneArabia}}

• Grand officer of the Ordre national du Mérite (Tunisia, 2010).{{Cite web |title=Journal Officiel de la République Tunisienne |url=https://www.pist.tn/jort/2016/2016F/Jo0672016.pdf |access-date=7 August 2022}}
• Commander of Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (France, 2015).{{Cite web |last=walid |date=13 May 2015 |title=Tunisie-France: Fleur Pellerin remettra les Insignes de Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres à Dorra Bouchoucha à Cannes – Directinfo |url=https://directinfo.webmanagercenter.com/2015/05/13/tunisie-france-fleur-pellerin-remettra-les-insignes-de-commandeur-des-arts-et-des-lettres-a-dorra-bouchoucha-a-cannes/ |access-date=2022-08-06 |language=fr-FR}}
• Officer of Ordre de la République (Tunisie, 2016).{{cite web|title=Des compétences tunisiennes décorées des insignes de l'Ordre de la République|url=http://www.letemps.com.tn/article/98573/des-comp%C3%A9tences-tunisiennes-d%C3%A9cor%C3%A9es-des-insignes-de-l%E2%80%99ordre-de-la-r%C3%A9publique|website=letemps.com.tn|language=fr|date=13 August 2016|access-date=10 May 2017|archive-date=6 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306044128/http://www.letemps.com.tn/article/98573/des-comp%C3%A9tences-tunisiennes-d%C3%A9cor%C3%A9es-des-insignes-de-l%E2%80%99ordre-de-la-r%C3%A9publique|url-status=dead}}.
• Berlinale best first film prize (Germany, 2016).{{Cite web |title=Inhebbek Hedi {{!}} Hedi |url=https://www.berlinale.de/en/archive/jahresarchive/2016/02_programm_2016/02_filmdatenblatt_2016_201610522.html#tab=video25 |access-date=2022-08-07 |website=www.berlinale.de |language=en}}
• Chosen by the New African magazine as one of the 100 most influential Africans (2017).{{Cite web |last=Jere |first=Regina Jane |date=6 December 2017 |title=New African Magazine announces its 100 Most Influential Africans of 2017 |url=https://newafricanmagazine.com/15926/ |access-date=2022-08-06 |website=New African Magazine}}
• Tribute from the El Gouna Film Festival for her filmography.{{Cite web |date=21 September 2018 |title=Egypte : Hommage à Dora Bouchoucha à El Gouna Film Festival |url=https://kapitalis.com/tunisie/2018/09/21/egypte-hommage-a-dora-bouchoucha-a-el-gouna-film-festival/ |access-date=2022-08-06 |website=Kapitalis |language=fr-FR}}

Dora Bouchoucha is married to Kamel Fourati. Together they have two daughters; one of them is Kenza Fourati, who's a model based in Brooklyn and Maleke an academic with a PhD in Economics.{{Cite web |date=24 April 2021 |title=لقاء مع درة بوشوشة أول منتجة سينمائية تونسية {{!}} ڤوغ العربية |url=https://ar.vogue.me/%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%81-%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%84/%D8%AD%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9/%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D9%85%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AC%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B4%D8%A9/ |access-date=2022-08-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424182939/https://ar.vogue.me/%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%81-%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%84/%D8%AD%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9/%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D9%85%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AC%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B4%D8%A9/ |archive-date=24 April 2021 }}

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