Mohamed Abderrahman Tazi

• Name — Mohamed Abderrahman Tazi محمد عبدالرحمن التازي • Born — 3 July 1942 • Birth Name — Mohamed Abderrahman Tazi • Birthplace — Fez, Morocco • Education — Institut des hautes études cinématographiques Syracuse University • Years Active — 1983–present • Occupation — * Director • producer • screen writer, cinematographer

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.

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

• 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 • 2022 — Fatema, La Sultane Inoubliable — Director — film

Mohamed Abderrahman Tazi is recorded as cinematographer, director, screenwriter and film producer.