Omar Chraïbi (born April 22, 1961 in Casablanca) is a Moroccan filmmaker, producer and screenwriter.
Biography
Chraïbi was born in Casablanca. He obtained a bachelor's degree in literature in
Casablanca
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in 1984, then studied photography at the Institut Communal des Arts et Décoratifs et Industriels (ICADI). He would go on to obtain a master's degree in
communication sciences and techniques at
Grenoble
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in 1986, then a
Master of Advanced Study in cinema in
Paris
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, before completing a training course at the
FEMIS. He is the brother of
Saâd Chraïbi.
He has been the unit production manager of multiple foreign films shot in Morocco, including
The Bourne Ultimatum,
Green Zone
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History
Pre-200 ...
,
Body of Lies and
Syriana
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.
Filmography
Feature films
* 2000: L'homme qui brodait des secrets (''The Man Who Embroidered Secrets'')
* 2003: ''Rahma''
* 2007: ''Tissée de mains et d'étoffe (Woven from Hands and Fabric)''
Short films
* 1993: ''Jeu Fatal (Fatal Game)''
* 1995: ''Lumiere (Light)''
* 1995: ''Fabula''
References
External links
*
1961 births
Living people
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