Mouhcine El Ghomri

Mouhcine El Ghomri (* 1960 in Casablanca , Morocco ) is a German author , director and documentary filmmaker .

Life

He graduated from high school in 1980 with a bilingual Abitur (Arabic and French). After studying German at the University of Orléans in France with the DEUG final exam, he studied Romance languages, German and book studies at Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz . After completing his master's degree, he worked as an editor for the show Reiselust at ZDF . Since 1995 he has been an author, director and documentary filmmaker for Südwestrundfunk. Since then he has made numerous documentaries for SWR and Arte .

Filmography (selection)

• Tree stories - From the Black Forest to the Eifel (2016, editor: Ben Kaiser )
• Crazy about desert - From tourism in the Sahara (2015, editor: Ben Kaiser )
• Yellow dragon, red wine - How the Chinese buy up French wineries (2015, editor: Ben Kaiser )
• Arabian Carpet - Real Persians, Fake Persians - Good Business (2014)
• A Soldier's Life - Between Afghanistan and Family (2014)
• Istanbul - Longing for Home (2013)
• New friends in Mannheim - integration aid with no red tape (2013)
• Countries - People - Adventure : Essaouira - Morocco's City of Wind (2012)
• Lots of Children, Little Money - Two Extended Families in Germany (2011)
• SOS Children with Heart Disease (2011)
• Just in case 112 - The Kirchzarten volunteer fire brigade (2010)
• Countries - People - Adventure: Egypt - Journey to the Land of the Pharaohs (2010)
• The Turkish High School (2009)
• Countries - People - Adventure: Yemen - The Dagger of Desire (2009)
• Coal boom in Australia (2008)
• Akwaaba Ghana - Welcome to Africa - The Story of Four Emigrants (2008)
• People and streets - Through the Libyan desert - On the trail of the old caravan routes (2007)
• Countries - People - Adventure: Jordan - In the rock labyrinth of Petra - The legendary rock city (2007)
• Oil - A barrel is traveling - From the source to the gas station (2006)
• Countries - People - Adventure: Martinique (2006)
• Return to Casablanca (2005)
• Sea of ​​Hope - Sea of ​​Mourning - Refugees on their way to Europe (2005)
• Moulinex - Life After Bankruptcy - The Consequences of a Corporate Bankruptcy (2005)
• Bodo Rasch - Architecture for Allah (2004)
• On the way to paradise - On the way to Mecca with pilgrims (2003)

Awards (selection)

• "Coup de Cœur du Jury 2008" in the "Best Report" category at the 12th Energy Film Festival in Lausanne / Switzerland (for the film "Coal Boom in Australia")
• "Goldener Igel 2016" in the "TV / Radio" category (for the film "A Soldier's Life - Between Afghanistan and Family")

Web links

• Mouhcine El Ghomri in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• http://elghomri-film.de/