Mohamed Abderrahman Tazi

Mohamed Abderrahman Tazi (; born 3 July 1942), is a Moroccan filmmaker, screenwriter and cinematographer. 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.

Personal life He was born on 3 July 1942 in Fez, Morocco. 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.

Career In 1964, he produced the documentary Sunab and then the short film Tarfaya, ou la marche d’un poète in 1966. 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. From 2000 to 2003, Tazi was appointed as the Director of productions at the Moroccan television channel 2M TV.

Filmography

Year Film Role Genre Ref. 1964 Sunab Director documentary 1966 Tarfaya, ou la marche d’un poète (Tarfaya, or the walk of a poet) Director short film 1967 Quaraouyne Cinematographer film 1968 Du côté de la Tassaout (On The Side of Tassaout) Cinematographer film 1968 6 et 12 Director film 1968 Vaincre pour vivre (Win to Live) Cinematographer film 1971 Wechma (Traces) Cinematographer film 1971 Fantasia du siècle Director film 1977 March or Die Production Supervisor film 1978 Adieu Philippines Director film 1978 Silver Bears Location manager film 1981 Le Grand Voyage (The Great Journey) Director film 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 1989 Badis Director, writer film 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 1995 Voleur d’images Director film 1997 Lalla Hobby (No, my love) Director film 2000 Au-delà de Gibraltar Executive producer film 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 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 2013 Hnia Moubara O Masood Director TV sitcom 2015 La promotion (The Promotion) Director film 2018 Les extras (The Extras) Director film 2022Fatema, La Sultane InoubliableDirectorfilm