Serge Ankri was born in 1949 in Tunis

Tunis

Tunis is the capital of both the Tunisian Republic and the Tunis Governorate. It is Tunisia's largest city, with a population of 728,453 as of 2004; the greater metropolitan area holds some 2,412,500 inhabitants....

, lived and studied in France

France

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, starts and received Bachelor of Arts degree in Nice. He immigrated to Israel in 1973. He is graduate of the Film & Televsision Department, Tel Aviv University

Tel Aviv University

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. Produced two short fiction films which were shown at the Festival of Mediterranean Cinema of Vittel in 1981: Love and Football and The Strike is Over.
He has worked for two years for Israeli Television as a cameraman and reporter.
In addition to his activities as a film director, Serge was the film critic for the weekly publication Realities at Israel and teaches cinema at Tel Aviv University.

Filmography

• Love and Football (1979)
• The Strike is Over (1982)
• Burning Land (1984)
• Strangers in the Night (1993)
• Mama's Couscous (1994)
• A Matter of Time (2005)

External links

• Serge Ankri's homepage