Karim Dridi

Karim Dridi
Born
Tunis, Tunisia
OccupationsFilm director
Screenwriter
Years active1987-present

Karim Dridi is a French Tunisian prolific film director and screenwriter. He became known for his 1994 film Pigalle, followed in the following year by Bye-Bye.

Early life

Karim Dridi was born in Tunis, in Tunisia.

Career

Dridi emerged as a director when he was still a child. His debut short film was Dans le sac (1987).[1][2] His next short, Zoé la boxeuse (1992) was selected for several film festivals and won at the Grenoble Outdoor Short Film Festival in Grenoble, France.[3]

His 1994 debut feature film, the neo-noir Pigalle, was entered into the main competition at the 51st edition of the Venice Film Festival[4] and was nominated for the César Award for Best Debut in 1996.[5] His next film, Bye-Bye, was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival.[6]

His 2000 musical road movie Cuba feliz was selected at the Directors' Fortnight in Cannes.[3]

Antoine Raimbault's feature debut Conviction (2018) is based on Dridi's original idea.[7]

His 2024 movie Lazy Girls won third prize in the main competition at the Bergamo Film Meeting 2025.[8]

Filmography

  • Dans le sac (1987)
  • Zoé la boxeuse (1992)
  • Pigalle (1994)
  • Bye-Bye (1995)
  • Hors jeu (1998)
  • Cuba feliz (2000)
  • Fureur (2003)
  • Gris blanc (2005)
  • Khamsa (2008)
  • The Last Flight (2009)
  • Quatuor Galilee (2014)
  • Chouf (2016)[9]
  • Hakawati (2019)
  • Revivre (2023)
  • Lazy Girls (2024)[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Dans le sac". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Dans le sac (1987)". ČSFD.cz. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Karim Dridi". LuxBox Films. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  4. ↑ Roderick Conway Morris (7 September 1994). "At Venice Festival, a Meeting of the Simpletons and Psychopaths". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  5. ↑ Lemercier, Fabien (15 October 2014). "An advance on receipts from the CNC for Chouf by Karim Dridi". Cineuropa. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "Festival de Cannes: Bye-Bye". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 6 September 2009.
  7. ↑ Lemercier, Fabien (18 October 2017). "Principal photography about to kick off for Conviction". Cineuropa. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  8. ↑ De Marco, Camillo (18 March 2025). "Gina is the winner of the Bergamo Film Meeting". Cineuropa. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  9. ↑ "CHOUF by Karim Dridi". Cineuropa. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  10. ↑ "Fainéant.e.s". Cineuropa. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
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