Driss Mrini

Driss Mrini
Born	إدريس المريني 11 February 1950 Salé
Nationality	Moroccan
Alma mater	University of Hamburg
Occupation(s)	film and television director
Notable work	Aida

Driss Mrini (born 11 February 1950) is a Moroccan film and television director, producer and writer.

Biography

He was born in Salé in 1950 and left to study communication at the University of Hamburg 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.[1]

Work

Driss Mrini has produced several films, documentaries and TV programs. Some of the films are:

• 1983 : Bamou
• 2011 : Larbi
• 2015 : Aida
• 2017: Lahnech

References

1. Obenson, Tambay A. (2015-09-21). "Driss Mrini's 'Aida' Is Morocco's Best Foreign Language Film Oscar Entry". IndieWire. Retrieved 2018-10-23.

External links

• Driss Mrini at IMDb