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'''Mohamed Abderrahman Tazi''' ([[Arabic language|Arabic]]: محمد عبدالرحمن التازي; born 3 July 1942), is a [[Gabon]]ese [[filmmaker]], screenwriter and television production manager primarily direct documentary films.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.festivalmarrakech.info/en/personnalite/mohamed-abderrahman-tazi/| title=Mohamed Abderrahman Tazi: Director | publisher=festivalmarrakech | accessdate=8 October 2020}}</ref> 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''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba1c16a10| title=Mohamed Abderrahman Tazi at BFI | publisher=British Film Institute | accessdate=8 October 2020}}</ref> Apart from direction, he is also a producer, writer and cinematographer.<ref name= elcinema>{{cite web | url=https://elcinema.com/en/person/1091565/| title=Mohamed Abderrahman Tazi محمد عبدالرحمن التازي bio | publisher=elcinema | accessdate=8 October 2020}}</ref>
'''Mohamed Abderrahman Tazi''' ({{lang-ar|محمد عبد الرحمن التازي}}, born 3 July 1942) is a Moroccan director. He is considered a veteran of [[Cinema of Morocco|Moroccan cinema]].


==Biographye==
==Personal life==
He was born on 3 July 1942 in [[Fez, Morocco|Fez]], [[Morocco]].<ref name= elcinema /> In 1963, he graduated from the Institut des Hautes Etudes Cinématographiques (IDHEC) in Paris. Then in 1974, he studied communication at the University of Syracuse, New York.<ref name= africultures>{{cite web | url=http://africultures.com/personnes/?no=4314| title=Mohamed Abderrahman Tazi career | publisher=africultures | accessdate=8 October 2020}}</ref>


==Career==
Mohamed Abderrahman Tazi was born in [[1942]] in [[Fez]].<ref name="mdf" /> He was studying at the [[Institut des hautes études cinématographiques]] (IDHEC) in [[Paris]], from which he graduated in [[1963]].<ref name="mdf" /> He then pursued studies in communication at [[Syracuse University]] in [[New York]].<ref name="mdf" />
In 1964, he produced the documentary ''Sunab'' and then the short film ''Tarfaya, ou la marche d’un poète'' in 1966.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://iffr.com/en/persons/mohamed-abderrahman-tazi| title=Mohamed Abderrahman Tazi at IFFR | publisher=IFFR | accessdate=8 October 2020}}</ref> 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.<ref name= africultures />
==Non-exhaustive filmography==


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. From 2000 to 2003, Tazi was appointed as the Director of productions at the Moroccan television channel 2M.<ref name= africultures />
* 1981 : ''Le Grand Voyage''
* 1989 : ''Badis''
* 1993 : ''À la recherche du mari de ma femme'' (''In search of my wife's husband'')
* 1997 : ''Lalla Hobby''
* 2003 : ''Les Voisines d'Abou Moussa''
* 2005 : ''Les Tourments de Houssein''
* 2011 : ''Houssein et Safia''
* 2013 : ''Al Bayra''
* 2015 : ''Attarkiya'' (''the promotion'')


Apart from cinema, he later wrote the book ''Beyond Casablanca''.
== References ==

<references>
==Filmography==
<ref name="mdf">[http://maghrebdesfilms.fr/Tazi-Mohamed-Abderrahman Mohamed Abderrahman Tazi] sur ''Le Maghreb des films''</ref>

</references>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Genre !! Ref.
|-
| 1964 || ''Sunab'' || Director || documentary || <ref>{{cite web | url=http://africultures.com/films/?no=4871| title=SUNAB (La) | publisher=africultures | accessdate=8 October 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 1966 || ''Tarfaya, ou la marche d’un poète'' (Tarfaya, or the walk of a poet) || Director || short film || <ref>{{cite web | url=http://africultures.com/films/?no=4872| title=Tarfaya, ou la marche d’un poète – مسيرة شاعر| publisher=africultures | accessdate=8 October 2020}}</ref> |-
| 1967 || ''Quaraouyne'' || Cinematographer || film || <ref>{{cite web | url=http://africultures.com/films/?no=21057| title=Quaraouyne | publisher=africultures | accessdate=8 October 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 1968 || ''Du côté de la Tassaout'' (On The Side of Tassaout) || Cinematographer || film || <ref>{{cite web | url=http://africultures.com/films/?no=13642| title=Du côté de la Tassaout | publisher=africultures | accessdate=8 October 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 1968 || ''6 et 12'' || Director || film || <ref>{{cite web | url=http://africultures.com/films/?no=4873| title=6 et 12 | publisher=africultures | accessdate=8 October 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 1968 || ''Vaincre pour vivre'' (Win to Live) || Cinematographer || film || <ref>{{cite web | url=http://africultures.com/films/?no=4222| title=Vaincre pour vivre | publisher=africultures | accessdate=8 October 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 1971 || ''Wechma'' (Traces) || Cinematographer || film || <ref>{{cite web | url=http://africultures.com/films/?no=3534| title=Wechma (Traces) – ةمشو | publisher=africultures | accessdate=8 October 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 1971 || ''Fantasia du siècle'' || Director || film || <ref>{{cite web | url=http://africultures.com/films/?no=4874| title=Fantasia du siècle | publisher=africultures | accessdate=8 October 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 1978 || ''March or Die'' || Production Supervisor || film ||
|-
| 1978 || ''Adieu Philippines'' || Director || film ||<ref>{{cite web | url=http://africultures.com/films/?no=4875| title=Adieu Philippines | publisher=africultures | accessdate=8 October 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 1978 || ''Silver Bears'' || Location manager || film ||
|-
| 1981 || ''Le Grand Voyage'' (The Great Journey) || Director || film ||<ref>{{cite web | url=http://africultures.com/films/?no=4860| title=Grand voyage (Le) / Ibn Assabil [real. M.A. Tazi] | publisher=africultures | accessdate=8 October 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 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 || <ref>{{cite web | url=http://africultures.com/films/?no=4876| title=Aux portes de l’Europe | publisher=africultures | accessdate=8 October 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 1989 || ''Badis'' || Director, writer || film || <ref>{{cite web | url=http://africultures.com/films/?no=1342| title=Badis | publisher=africultures | accessdate=8 October 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 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 || <ref>{{cite web | url=http://africultures.com/films/?no=823| title=À la recherche du mari de ma femme | publisher=africultures | accessdate=8 October 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 1995 || ''Voleur d’images'' || Director || film || <ref>{{cite web | url=http://africultures.com/films/?no=4877| title=Voleur d’images | publisher=africultures | accessdate=8 October 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 1997 || ''Lalla Hobby'' <br> (No, my love) || Director || film ||<ref>{{cite web | url=http://africultures.com/films/?no=283| title=Lalla Hobby | publisher=africultures | accessdate=8 October 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 2000 || ''Au-delà de Gibraltar'' || Executive producer || film ||<ref>{{cite web | url=http://africultures.com/films/?no=148| title=Au-delà de Gibraltar | publisher=africultures | accessdate=8 October 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 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 || <ref>{{cite web | url=http://africultures.com/films/?no=737| title=Voisines d’Abou Moussa (Les) | publisher=africultures | accessdate=8 October 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 2005 || ''Les tourments de Coverin'' <br> (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'' <br> (Al Bayra, The Old Maid) || Director || film || <ref>{{cite web | url=http://africultures.com/films/?no=15799| title=Vielle jeune fille (La): Al Bayra | publisher=africultures | accessdate=8 October 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 2013 || ''Hnia Moubara O Masood'' || Director || TV sitcom ||
|-
| 2015 || ''La promotion'' <br> (The Promotion) || Director || film ||
|-
| 2018 || ''Les extras'' <br> (The Extras) || Director || film ||
|}

==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|nm0853403}}
* {{IMDb title|nm0853403}}


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Revision as of 07:19, 10 October 2020

Mohamed Abderrahman Tazi
محمد عبدالرحمن التازي
Born
Mohamed Abderrahman Tazi

(1942-07-03) 3 July 1942 (age 82)
Fez, Morocco
NationalityMoroccan
Occupation(s)Director, producer, screen writer
Years active1983–present

Mohamed Abderrahman Tazi (Arabic: محمد عبدالرحمن التازي; born 3 July 1942), is a Gabonese filmmaker, screenwriter and television production manager primarily direct documentary films.[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 Etudes Cinématographiques (IDHEC) in Paris. Then in 1974, he studied communication at the University of Syracuse, 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. From 2000 to 2003, Tazi was appointed as the Director of productions at the Moroccan television channel 2M.[4]

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

Filmography

Year Film Role Genre Ref.
1964 Sunab Director documentary [6]
1966 Tarfaya, ou la marche d’un poète (Tarfaya, or the walk of a poet) Director short film - 1967 Quaraouyne Cinematographer film [8]
1968 Du côté de la Tassaout (On The Side of Tassaout) Cinematographer film [9]
1968 6 et 12 Director film [10]
1968 Vaincre pour vivre (Win to Live) Cinematographer film [11]
1971 Wechma (Traces) Cinematographer film [12]
1971 Fantasia du siècle Director film [13]
1978 March or Die Production Supervisor film
1978 Adieu Philippines Director film [14]
1978 Silver Bears Location manager film
1981 Le Grand Voyage (The Great Journey) Director film [15]
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 [16]
1989 Badis Director, writer film [17]
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 [18]
1995 Voleur d’images Director film [19]
1997 Lalla Hobby
(No, my love)		 Director film [20]
2000 Au-delà de Gibraltar Executive producer film [21]
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 [22]
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 [23]
2013 Hnia Moubara O Masood Director TV sitcom
2015 La promotion
(The Promotion)		 Director film
2018 Les extras
(The Extras)		 Director film

References

  1. ^ "Mohamed Abderrahman Tazi: Director". festivalmarrakech. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Mohamed Abderrahman Tazi at BFI". British Film Institute. 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. ^ "SUNAB (La)". africultures. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Tarfaya, ou la marche d'un poète – مسيرة شاعر". africultures. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Quaraouyne". africultures. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Du côté de la Tassaout". africultures. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  10. ^ "6 et 12". africultures. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Vaincre pour vivre". africultures. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  12. ^ "Wechma (Traces) – ةمشو". africultures. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  13. ^ "Fantasia du siècle". africultures. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  14. ^ "Adieu Philippines". africultures. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  15. ^ "Grand voyage (Le) / Ibn Assabil [real. M.A. Tazi]". africultures. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  16. ^ "Aux portes de l'Europe". africultures. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  17. ^ "Badis". africultures. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  18. ^ "À la recherche du mari de ma femme". africultures. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  19. ^ "Voleur d'images". africultures. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  20. ^ "Lalla Hobby". africultures. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  21. ^ "Au-delà de Gibraltar". africultures. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  22. ^ "Voisines d'Abou Moussa (Les)". africultures. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  23. ^ "Vielle jeune fille (La): Al Bayra". africultures. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
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