Driss Mrini (born 11 February 1950) is a Moroccan film and television director, producer and writer.
Biography
He was born in
Salé
Salé ( ar, سلا, salā, ; ber, ⵙⵍⴰ, sla) is a city in northwestern Morocco, on the right bank of the Bou Regreg river, opposite the national capital Rabat, for which it serves as a commuter town. Founded in about 1030 by the Banu Ifran ...
in 1950 and left to study communication at the
University of Hamburg
The University of Hamburg (german: link=no, Universität Hamburg, also referred to as UHH) is a public research university in Hamburg, Germany. It was founded on 28 March 1919 by combining the previous General Lecture System ('' Allgemeines Vor ...
in Germany. After working as an assistant in television production in Germany, he returned to Morocco. Shortly after, he joined the Moroccan national television and made several documentaries.
His film
''Aida'' was chosen to represent Morocco in the
Oscars 2016.
Work
Driss Mrini has produced several films, documentaries and TV programs. Some of the films are:
* 1983 : ''
Bamou
''Bamou'' is a 1983 Moroccan film directed by Driss Mrini.
Synopsis
The film tells the love story of a couple struggling against foreign occupation.
Cast
* Badia Rayana
* Hassan Al-Jundi, Mohamed Hassan Al Joundi
* Mohamed Habachi (actor), ...
''
* 2011 : ''
Larbi''
* 2015 : ''
Aida
''Aida'' (or ''Aïda'', ) is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni. Set in the Old Kingdom of Egypt, it was commissioned by Cairo's Khedivial Opera House and had its première there on 24 December ...
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* 2017: ''
Lahnech''
References
External links
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Moroccan film producers
Moroccan film directors
1950 births
Living people