Achraf Baznani
- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Achraf Baznani (born in Marrakesh) is a Moroccan photographer and
filmmaker. From an early age, Baznani started to have a love for the
art, but he did not realize he was an artist until he got a camera as a
birthday gift in his teen ages. "when I started capturing moments that
were normal but looked extra ordinary in the picture; that's how a
surreal artist was born". His work got popular when the magazines
started to ask for interviews and cover photos. After the photography
engagement, the artist, made his first professional art film Immigrant.
With the photography achievement, he started in the filmmaking
business. As an award-winning short filmmaker, he showed the other side
of himself in his short film Immigrant, becoming a breakthrough for the
artist, giving him great exposure and leading him to win the Best
Director Award of the Casablanca International Film Festival in
Casablanca 2009.