Karim Dridi
French film director and screenwriter (born 1961)
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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.
Karim Dridi | |
|---|---|
| Born | Tunis, Tunisia |
| Occupations | Film director Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1987-present |
Early life
Karim Dridi was born in Tunis, in Tunisia.[citation needed]
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]