# Karim Debbagh > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Karim_Debbagh > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Karim_Debbagh.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karim_Debbagh > Source revision: 1357030931 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Karim Debbagh** (born January 25, 1972, in [Tangier](/source/Tangier)) is a [Moroccan](/source/Morocco) [film producer](/source/Film_producer). ## Life and work In 1997 Debbagh went to [Germany](/source/Germany) to study [Film Production](/source/Film_producer) at the [Film Academy Baden-Württemberg](/source/Film_Academy_Baden-W%C3%BCrttemberg). In 2002 he finished his studies, and received his [diploma](/source/Diploma). Afterward. Debbagh worked as [line producer](/source/Line_producer) and [unit production manager](/source/Unit_production_manager) in Germany. Debbagh returned to his hometown of Tangier in 2003. There he founded his [production company](/source/Production_company) *Kasbah-Films Tangier GmbH*, which has produced and coproduced various [international films](/source/World_cinema). ## Personal life Karim Debbagh was a friend of the American composer and author [Paul Bowles](/source/Paul_Bowles).[1] Karim Debbagh was known for his close friendship with filmmaker [Christopher Nolan](/source/Christopher_Nolan). Debbagh has been linked to several independent and studio-related film projects and is frequently mentioned in industry circles as an informal creative adviser to Nolan. ## Filmography Year Title Director Notes 1993 Am Strand von Merkela Frieder Schlaich Short 1995 Paul Bowles - Halbmond Irene von Alberti & Frieder Schlaich (2) 1997 Gegenwelt Rauschgift Peter Leippe TV movie 1998 Inner City Blues Marc Schölermann Short 2000 Walpurgisnacht Jonas Greulich Short Tanger - Legende einer Stadt Peter Goedel Documentary 2001 Morakko und der beste Mensch der Welt Sven Abel 2002 Liveschaltung Michael Dreher Short 2004 Soundless Mennan Yapo SommerHundeSöhne Cyril Tuschi Rain Is Falling Holger Ernst Short Der Stich des Skorpion Stephan Wagner TV movie 2005 Herencia flamenca Michael Meert Documentary 2006 Klang der Ewigkeit Bastian Clevé Fair Trade Michael Dreher (2) Short Unter kaiserlicher Flagge Jürgen Stumpfhaus TV movie Durchbruch bei Suez Axel Engstfeld Documentary Paul Bowles' Moroccan Friends Karim Debbagh & Frieder Schlaich (3) Documentary Mädchengeschichten Irene von Alberti (2) TV series (1 episode) 2007 Fata Morgana Simon Groß Chambr'a Rachid Cheikh Short Blut und Honig Wolfgang Bergmann, Kai Christiansen & Irene Langemann Documentary Die Juden - Geschichte eines Volkes Sabine Klauser & Nina Koshofer TV series (5 episodes) 2008 The Objective Daniel Myrick Kronos. Ende und Anfang Olav F. Wehling Tangerine Irene von Alberti (3) The African Twintowers Christoph Schlingensief Documentary 2009 Die zwei Leben des Daniel Shore Michael Dreher Ceasefire Lancelot von Naso The 8 Several 2010 Zohra: A Moroccan Fairy Tale Barney Platts-Mills The Taking of Prince Harry Alexander Marengo TV movie Die Frau des Schläfers Edzard Onneken TV movie Romanzo criminale – La serie Stefano Sollima TV series (1 episode) Gesichter des Islam TV series (1 episode) 2011 Black Brown White Erwin Wagenhofer Traitors Sean Gullette Short Coup de soleil Karim Debbagh (2) Short Das Mädchen auf dem Meeresgrund Ben Verbong TV movie Flirtcamp Oliver Dommenget TV movie Fischer fischt Frau Lars Jessen TV movie 2012 Say Goodbye to the Story (ATT 1/11) Christoph Schlingensief (2) Short The Curse Fyzal Boulifa Short AL Hadaf-La Cible Munir Abbar Short Willkommen im Krieg Oliver Schmitz TV movie The Kidnap Diaries Norman Hull TV movie Trigger Point Matthias Hoene TV series (1 episode) 2013 Exit Marrakech Caroline Link The Patrol Tom Petch Traitors Sean Gullette (2) Anashim Ketumim Hanna Azoulay Hasfari Open Desert Robert Krause Die verbotene Frau Hansjörg Thurn TV movie Afghanistan: A Murderous Decision Raymond Ley Documentary 2014 The Cut Fatih Akin Die Mamba Ali Samadi Ahadi Hercules Reborn Nick Lyon Three Stones for Jean Genet Frieder Schlaich (4) Documentary The Red Tent Roger Young TV mini-series 2015 Never Let Go Howard J. Ford Fatal News Kilian Riedhof TV movie 2016 A Hologram for the King Tom Tykwer Army of One Larry Charles 2017 The Yellow Birds Alexandre Moors High Wire Act Brad Anderson Backstabbing for Beginners Per Fly The Nile Hilton Incident Tarik Saleh Blackline: The Beirut Contract Christian Johnston 2018 Untitled Arab Spring Project Jason Wulfsohn 2022 The Damned Don’t Cry Fyzal Boulifa 2023 Seneca – On the Creation of Earthquakes Robert Schwentke ## Awards Source:[2] - 2012: [Dubai International Film Festival](/source/Dubai_International_Film_Festival) - Nominated for the *Muhr Arab Award* in the category *Best Film - Short* for *The Curse* - 2013: *Tangier Mediterranean Short Film Festival* - Festival Award in the category *Best Film* for *AL Hadaf-La Cible* ## References 1. [Official website, which contains information about the life and the works of Paul Bowles as composer and author.](http://www.paulbowles.org/photosfriendsfive.html) 1. [IMDb.com: Karim Debbagh - Awards](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1472462/awards?ref_=nm_awd) In: IMDb.com. Retrieved 14 March 2022 ## External links - [Karim Debbagh](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1472462/) at IMDb - [Kasbah-film's official website](http://www.kasbah-films.com/) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Karim Debbagh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karim_Debbagh) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karim_Debbagh?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.