Mohamed Abderrahman Tazi

Mohamed Abderrahman Tazi
محمد عبدالرحمن التازي
Born
Mohamed Abderrahman Tazi

(1942-07-03) 3 July 1942 (age 82)
Fez, Morocco
NationalityMoroccan
Alma materInstitut des hautes études cinématographiques
Syracuse University
Occupations
  • Director
  • producer
  • screen writer, cinematographer
Years active1983–present

Mohamed Abderrahman Tazi (Arabic: محمد عبد الرحمن التازي; born 3 July 1942), is a Moroccan filmmaker, screenwriter and cinematographer.[1] One of the most revered artists in Morocco, Tazi has made several critically acclaimed films including 6 et 12, Le Grand Voyage, Les voisins d'Abou Moussa and Al Bayra, la vieille jeune fille.[2] Apart from direction, he is also a producer, writer and cinematographer.[3]

Personal life

He was born on 3 July 1942 in Fez, Morocco.[3] In 1963, he graduated from the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques (IDHEC) in Paris. Then in 1974, he studied communication at the Syracuse University, New York.[4]

Career

In 1964, he produced the documentary Sunab and then the short film Tarfaya, ou la marche d’un poète in 1966.[5] Then in 1967, he worked as the director of photography in the film Quaraouyne and then in 1968 film Du côté de la Tassaout. In 1968, he directed his maiden film 6 et 12.

In 1979, he created the production company "Arts et Techniques Audio-visuels". Later, he became the producer and director of cultural programs for Moroccan Television and Spanish Television. Before the cinema direction, Tazi worked as the technical advisor for the films by Robert Wise and John Huston filmed in Morocco.[4]

In 1981, he made his first feature film Le Grand Voyage. Then in 1989, he directed and produced critically acclaimed film Badis. With the success of the film, he made In search of my wife's husband in 1994 and Lalla Hobby in 1997.[6] From 2000 to 2003, Tazi was appointed as the Director of productions at the Moroccan television channel 2M TV.[4]

Apart from cinema, he later wrote the book Beyond Casablanca.[7]

Filmography

Year Film Role Genre Ref.
1964 Sunab Director documentary [8]
1966 Tarfaya, ou la marche d’un poète (Tarfaya, or the walk of a poet) Director short film [9]
1967 Quaraouyne Cinematographer film [10]
1968 Du côté de la Tassaout (On The Side of Tassaout) Cinematographer film [11]
1968 6 et 12 Director film [12]
1968 Vaincre pour vivre (Win to Live) Cinematographer film [13]
1971 Wechma (Traces) Cinematographer film [14]
1971 Fantasia du siècle Director film [15]
1977 March or Die Production Supervisor film
1978 Adieu Philippines Director film [16]
1978 Silver Bears Location manager film
1981 Le Grand Voyage (The Great Journey) Director film [17]
1982 Lialat shafia (Healing machine) Director film
1983 The Black Stallion Returns Location manager film
1986 Eabaas 'aw juha lam yamut (Abbas or Juha did not die) Director, writer film
1987 Aux portes de l’Europe Director film [18]
1989 Badis Director, writer film [19]
1991 La plage des enfants perdus (The Beach of Lost Children) Production director film
1994 À la recherche du mari de ma femme (Looking for My Wife's Husband) Director film [20]
1995 Voleur d’images Director film [21]
1997 Lalla Hobby (No, my love) Director film [22]
2000 Au-delà de Gibraltar Executive producer film [23]
2003 Moi, ma mère et Bétina (Me, My Mother and Betina) Producer TV film
2003 Les voisins d'Abou Moussa (The Neighbors of Abou Moussa) Director film [24]
2005 Les tourments de Coverin (The Torments of Coverin) Director film
2005 Mehayin D Haussain Director film
2006 Fouad Souiba Actor documentary
2011 Houssein et Safia TV series film
2013 Al Bayra, la vieille jeune fille (Al Bayra, The Old Maid) Director film [25]
2013 Hnia Moubara O Masood Director TV sitcom
2015 La promotion (The Promotion) Director film
2018 Les extras (The Extras) Director film
2022 Fatema, La Sultane Inoubliable Director film

References

  1. ^ "Mohamed Abderrahman Tazi: Director". festivalmarrakech. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Mohamed Abderrahman Tazi at BFI". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on November 13, 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Mohamed Abderrahman Tazi محمد عبدالرحمن التازي bio". elcinema. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Mohamed Abderrahman Tazi career". africultures. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Mohamed Abderrahman Tazi at IFFR". IFFR. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  6. ^ "FILMS DIRECTED BY Mohamed Abderrahman Tazi". letterboxd. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Ben Youssef Zayzafoon on Dwyer, 'Beyond Casablanca: M. A. Tazi and the Adventure of Moroccan Cinema'". Humanities and Social Sciences Online. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  8. ^ "SUNAB (La)". africultures. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Tarfaya, ou la marche d'un poète – مسيرة شاعر". africultures. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Quaraouyne". africultures. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Du côté de la Tassaout". africultures. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  12. ^ "6 et 12". africultures. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  13. ^ "Vaincre pour vivre". africultures. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  14. ^ "Wechma (Traces) – ةمشو". africultures. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  15. ^ "Fantasia du siècle". africultures. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  16. ^ "Adieu Philippines". africultures. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  17. ^ "Grand voyage (Le) / Ibn Assabil [real. M.A. Tazi]". africultures. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  18. ^ "Aux portes de l'Europe". africultures. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  19. ^ "Badis". africultures. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  20. ^ "À la recherche du mari de ma femme". africultures. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  21. ^ "Voleur d'images". africultures. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  22. ^ "Lalla Hobby". africultures. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  23. ^ "Au-delà de Gibraltar". africultures. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  24. ^ "Voisines d'Abou Moussa (Les)". africultures. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  25. ^ "Vielle jeune fille (La): Al Bayra". africultures. Retrieved 8 October 2020.