Driss Mrini

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

Driss Mrini
Born
إدريس المريني

11 February 1950
Occupationfilm and television director

Biography

He was born in Salé in 1950 and left to study communication in 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.
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