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Chaker Ayadi

doha

film teacher and filmmaker

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Title/Occupation:  Director  Producer  Writer 

Services Provided:  Seminars/Workshops 

Gender: Male

Race: Mixed Race/Multi-ethnic

Citizenship: canadian/tunisian

Languages Spoken: arabic; french; english

Brief Message to Members: 

i would like to share ideas and thoughts about projects, work, schools and training, and must-see docs.

Biography: 

finished high school in Tunisia
studied at the University fo Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Lived in Montreal for 6 months
lived Vancouver, BC, 1994-1998
Won an Exploration Grant from the Canada Arts Coucil, script-writing
Wrote, produced and directed my first feature "Next Station" in Vancouver
Wrote movie reviews for the Vancouver papers "Le Soleil", and the "Vancouver Courrier".
Worked as Assitant Director on music videos in Vancouver
Curated screenings of West Coast films for Cineworks co-op in Vancouver.
Lived in Dubai and taught video and TV, 1998-2007
made my first doc "Nahr El-Bared Refugee Camp" in Tripoli, Lebanon, 2005
Went to the Carthage Film Festival, Tunis, Tunisia, for the screening, 2006
Produced the omnibus "Adolescent Colors" about the dreams and aspirations of young UAE girls, 2006
Moved to Doha, Qatar, 2007
teaching video and TV in Qatar University
Shot my documentary "Hard Ground", 2009