Omar Chraïbi (born April 22, 1961 in Casablanca) is a Moroccan filmmaker,[1] producer and screenwriter.[2][3][4]

Biography

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Chraïbi was born in Casablanca. He obtained a bachelor's degree in literature in Casablanca in 1984, then studied photography[5] at the Institut Communal des Arts et Décoratifs et Industriels (ICADI). He would go on to obtain a master's degree in communication sciences and techniques at Grenoble in 1986, then a Master of Advanced Study in cinema in Paris, before completing a training course at the FEMIS. He is the brother of Saâd Chraïbi.[2][3][6]

He has been the unit production manager of multiple foreign films shot in Morocco, including The Bourne Ultimatum, Green Zone, Body of Lies and Syriana.[7]

Filmography

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Feature films

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  • 2000: L'homme qui brodait des secrets (The Man Who Embroidered Secrets)
  • 2003: Rahma
  • 2007: Tissée de mains et d'étoffe (Woven from Hands and Fabric)

Short films

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  • 1993: Jeu Fatal (Fatal Game)
  • 1995: Lumiere (Light)
  • 1995: Fabula

References

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  1. ^ Carter, Sandra Gayle (2009-08-16). What Moroccan Cinema?: A Historical and Critical Study, 1956D2006. Lexington Books. ISBN 978-0-7391-3187-9.
  2. ^ a b "Personnes | Africultures : Chraïbi Omar". Africultures (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  3. ^ a b ":: CENTRE CINEMATOGRAPHIQUE MAROCAIN ::". www.ccm.ma. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  4. ^ "Omar Chraïbi". Télérama.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  5. ^ Armes, Roy (2006). African Filmmaking: North and South of the Sahara. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-34853-1.
  6. ^ Armes, Roy (2005). Postcolonial Images: Studies in North African Film. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-21744-8.
  7. ^ "Omar Chraibi". BFI. Archived from the original on November 13, 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
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