Hicham Hajji

Hicham Hajji
H FILMS - Production Company & Services in Morocco
[email protected]
Summary
Hicham began his career as first assistant director. After several national and international feature films, he
decided start his own production company.
Specialties
Director - Producer - Production Manager - PostProduction Superviser
Experience
Director at H FILMS
March 2011 - Present (3 years)
- THE LIGHTER - shot in 35mm
- OREILLETTES BLUETOOTH SCALA RIDERS - (Cardo System, USA)
1 recommendation available upon request
Directeur d'atelier d'écriture de scénarios at H FILMS
September 2010 - Present (3 years 6 months)
Producer at H FILMS
March 2008 - Present (6 years)
PRODUCER
FICTION
- CHAïBiA - Youssef Britel - Preproduction
- L'ESCLAVE DU MALE - Mohcine Nadifi
- LE DEFI DE CLEOPATRE - Hicham Hajji
- THE LIGHTER - Hicham Hajji
- CASA RIDERS - Youssef Britel
- THE SHEPHERD - Nicolas Pierre Morin
- CICATRICES - Mehdi Salmi
LINE PRODUCER
FEATURES
- QUEEN OF THE DESERT - Werner Herzog (Benaroya Pictures, USA) - Preproduction
- THE GOSPEL OF JOHN - David Batty (Big Book Media, UK)
- WOMEN WHO MADE HISTORY – Christian Twente (Gruppe 5 & ZDF tv, Germany)
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- 2000 YEARS OF CHRISTIANITY – ANDREA OESTER (iFage Filmproduktion & ZDF tv, Germany)
- THE BIBLE SERIES – David Batty (Big Book Media, UK)
- JESUS AND THE MISSING WOMEN – MARIA BLUMENCRON (Makido Film, Germany)
- THE BIRTH OF JESUS – Christian Twente (Gruppe 5 & ZDF tv, Germany)
- SUPERSTRUCTURES - Christian Twente (ZDF - ARTE, Germany)
- EMPEROR CONSTENTIN - Volker Schmidt (Ifage Production, Germany)
- THE WHITE STALLION OF LIPPIZA – Michael Shlamberger (Science Vision – Austria)
- THE HOLY WAR - Christian Twente (Gruppe 5, Germany)
COMMERCIALS
- ATACADAO - Magid Benjeloun (LabelVie, Morocco)
- JOHNNIE WALKER , Platinum Edition - Klaus Thymann (NoSuchName, Danemark)
- CANON HD CMOS PRO - Bryce Gubler (Manamedia Group, UK)
- SUPERCROIX - Edouard Deluc - (Les Télécréateurs, France)
- HUILE D'OLIVE - Alexis Caro (Ministère de l'Agriculture Marocain)
- HEAD & SHOULDERS - Rabih Felfly - (The Talkies, Lebanon)
- OREILLETTES BLUETOOTH SCALA RIDERS - Hicham Hajji (Cardo System, USA)
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- MOHAMED AL-HADDAD : ROUHI WE ZADI – iBrahim Alturki (Plan C – Saudi Arabia)
- HELENE SEGARA : LA VIE AVEC TOI - Edward Charuit & Edward Beucler (VO Films – France)
- BIBLICAL SONG - Chris Stone (Big Book Media, UK)
14 recommendations available upon request
1st Assistant Director at Film Industry
March 2005 - July 2012 (7 years 5 months)
FICTION
- VIVE LA FRANCE - Michael Youn
- IN THE NAME OF GOD - Christian Twente
- LA SOURCE DES FEMMES - Radu Mihaileanu
- PLANET EGYPT - Stephan Coester
- DIE DEUTSCHEN : FRIEDERICH II AND THE CRUSADERS - Christian Twente
- THE BIBLE STORIES - David Batty
- THE ASSIRIAN INVASION - Renate Bayer
- ABBASSIDE EMPIRE - Daniel Gerlach
- THE POWER OF THE ANGELS - Andrea Oster
- UN BALCON SUR LA MER - Nicole Garcia
- LES MOUETTES - Tarik Benbrahim
- LIPTON : THE CHASE - Matthijs Van Heijningen
- SIMON'S RESURRECTION - Friedrich Klutsch
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- MORGENLAND - Georg Graffe
- CEASE-FIRE "WAFFENSTILLSTAND" - Lancelot Von Naso
- 1H EN ENFER - Yassine Fennane & Ali Majdoub
- TENTATIONS - Mohcine Nadifi
- JURNEY TO MECCA : IMAX Film - Bruce Neibaur
- LE TEMPS DES CAMARADES - Mohamed Chrif Tribak
- LES JUMEAUX - Hakim Noury
- EL KADIA 2, 3 et 4 - Nour-Eddine Lakhmari
- KHARBOUCHA - Hamid Zoughi
- CASANEGRA - Nour-Eddine Lakhmari
- AMOURS VOILEES - Aziz Salmy
- LES ANGES DE SATAN - Ahmed Boulane
COMMERCIALS
- FAIRY - Salim ElTurk
- ELIXIR - Shakira
- INWI Je Veux - Salto Brothers - TADIRAN AIR CON - McCan Movies
- EARTH DAY - Serge Courtinat
- FAIRY - Salim ElTurk
- BARID BANK - Thierry Rajic
- DINERS CLUB - Jeffrey Darling
- MAROC pour le moyen orient - Office du Tourisme - Michel Meyer
- LIPTON THE CHASE - Matthis Van Heijiningen
- MAYMOUNA - Bruce Parramore
- RAIBI JAMILA - Julien Eudes
- MARJANE - Mohamed Achaour
- WAFASALAF Pause Septembre - Nour-Eddine Lakhmari
- COCA COLA ALGER - Abdellah Fakir
- KIRI, VACHE QUI RIT - Pierre Isoar
- HUILE AL ARABI
- HUILE LESIEUR
- WAFASALAF
Production Assistant at NÙ FILMS - Montreal, Canada
January 2005 - September 2005 (9 months)
CORNEILLE - Le Bon Dieu Est Une Femme
CELINE DION - Je ne vous oublie pas
ZAHO - Hey Papi
CAROLINE NERON - Reste mais vas-t-en
VEGASTAR - 100ème étage
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HOT HOT HEAT - Midle Of Nowhere
CHANTAL CHAMANDY - Feels Like Love
MARILOU - Chante
1 recommendation available upon request
Accounting Manager at ASSISTRANS - Orléans, France
April 2002 - June 2002 (3 months)
Languages
Français
English
Arabic
(Native or bilingual proficiency)
(Full professional proficiency)
(Native or bilingual proficiency)
Skills & Expertise
Post Production
Film
Television
Film Production
Editing
Education
Organisation Internationale de la Fra,cophonie
Film Production and Audiovisual Bank Financing, 2011 - 2011
Ecole du Show-Business (Canada)
Film School, 2002 - 2005
Paul Gauguin (France)
Accounting Management, 2000 - 2002
Lycée Descartes (Morocco)
High School, 1994 - 2000
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Hicham Hajji
H FILMS - Production Company & Services in Morocco
[email protected]
16 people have recommended Hicham
"Hicham Hajji incarne aujourd'hui une nouvelle génération de producteurs et de réalisateurs qui ont une
vision très en avance par rapport à ce qui se passe au Maroc. Beaucoup de talent, un gros capital audace, un
savoir-faire cumulé au fil de ses expériences auprès de réalisateurs de tous bords, il porte en lui cette volonté
sereine de vouloir tirer les choses et le goût des cinéphiles vers le haut. L'avenir lui appartient."
— Najib abdelhak, grand reporter, enquêteur, arts et culture, Maroc Hebdo International, was with another
company when working with Hicham at H FILMS
"Hicham is an excellent leader, very precise in what he do, fun to work with, an amazing youth spirit on/off
Set. I would do buisness with him anytime, anyhow. Pleasure to work with."
— Latifa Naouri, Assistant Director ( AD's dept), Freelance, was with another company when working with
Hicham at H FILMS
"Du fait qu'il soit passé par plusieurs corps de métiers dans le cinéma et qu'il ait été assistant réalisateur par le
passé lui a permis d'exceller dans la production. Un grand avenir devant lui."
— Younès Mégri, Auteur Compositeur et Acteur, Compositeur de Musique de Films & Acteur, was with
another company when working with Hicham at H FILMS
"Une grande efficacité dans la bonne humeur une attention utile et constante Une foule de bons souvenirs"
— Marc Ridremont, worked directly with Hicham at H FILMS
"I worked with Hicham in Morocco on a very pressured and complicated feature film shoot. It involved a lot
of different sets and many extras. I do not speak arabic so Hicham was always my eyes and ears and had to
translate my directions for the crew. He was brilliant and a joy to work with, in fact one of the best 1st ADs I
have ever worked with and I highly recommend him."
— David Batty, was Hicham's client
"Jeune producteur très talentueux. Un caractère qui le met beaucoup en faveur, sérieux, sympathique,
souriant. Quelqu'un qui est en train et qui va changer les choses dans le paysage cinématographique
marocain."
— Mehdi Filali, Ingénieur du son, Film Industry, worked directly with Hicham at H FILMS
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"es un placer trabajar con hicham buen profesional en su trabajo"
— Lamarti Tarik Lamarti, agencias de viages, oceanic barcos, was with another company when working
with Hicham at H FILMS
"Hicham has always been a reliable and responsible, both in its work in dealing with colleagues, I can assure
that he has always shown a great professional conecience, he s indeed a serious person who speaks his
profession .... I want to thank him for what he has been for everyone....."
— EL MOKHTAR ABOUKAL, VIDEO ASSIST PLAYBACK OPERATOR, Independent Motion Pictures
and Film Professional, was with another company when working with Hicham at H FILMS
"Hicham sait maîtriser les coûts sans jamais perdre de vue ses objectifs stratégiques"
— Jean Marc Benguigui, assistant réalisateur, productions cinématographiques et audiovisuelles, managed
Hicham at sigma prod
"Hicham Hajji is one of the few independent producers in Morocco who is completely self reliant and
dedicated to bringing quality entertainment to Moroccan cinemas and TV screens. His vision is to bring more
dynamic films and TV shows with modern themes and high entertainment value to a new generation of
Moroccans who yearn for something different from the traditional types of film and TV shows which tend to
repeat old familiar formulas. It is my belief that H films will be one of the first production companies in
Morocco that will succeed with global audiences while simultaneously producing content that will proudly
represent popular Moroccan themes that will be enjoyable for everyone. Working with Hicham is easy. He
respects talent and surrounds himself with only the most competent filmmakers. He is very precise about his
vision but very flexible about allowing his people to achieve what he wants for his projects and insures that
everyone has the means and resources to do the job to the best of their ability. When it comes to working in
the film industry in Morocco, one should never take competence, transparency and professionalism for
granted. These are just a few of the qualities one can expect from Hicham should you have the opportunity to
work with him."
— Jonathan McConnell, Casting Coordinator, Independent contractor, reported to Hicham at H FILMS
"Hicham is the Manager i will be always happy and proud to work with"
— adnane korchyou, camera operator, freelance, worked directly with Hicham at freelance
"Hicham is incredibly well organised and superbly connected - a true multi-tasker with profound knowledge
of the industry and his beautiful country. Also he is a mean driver and has the best music collection for long
hauls :-) I recommend him very highly for his professionalism, problem-solving capacities and generosity."
— Rose-Marie Couture, Owner, Producer, REEL COUTURE, was with another company when working
with Hicham at H FILMS
"Hicham is a great young moroccan producer who is hand-on every aspect of production in Morocco. His
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back-ground as assistant-director makes him very knowledgable about the production reality in that country.
Very professional in every aspect, he is also a genuinely nice guy that makes it very easy to get along with
him and establish a good professional relationship you can trust. Very reliable, I look forward to work again
on many other productions with Hicham."
— Samuel Gagnon, President & Producer, Zuno Films, was with another company when working with
Hicham at H FILMS
"Hicham, is defenetly one of the best producers in the market, I had the chance to work with him in several
projects that delevers bereakthrough results in the film and advertising industry. I highly recomand Hicham
for his great skills and performance for any one seeking success stories."
— Issam N. AMRANI, was Hicham's client
"Beside the Fact that he is My brother.. we never knew that we would end up in the same field, or even better,
in a complementary field ! after many years in the Film industry in Montreal and Morocco, Hicham
developed some great skills as a Producer. The love he has for his job, for the industry, and especially the
teams he work with makes him a unique producer that is always ready to walk an extra mile to make things
happen, no matter what kind of budgets he's dealing with, the most important for him is to deliver the product
and a great service to his international clients. I had the pleasure to work with him many times professionally
for major European productions, and I can say that he has the ability to make the impossible come true! I'll
definitely recommend Hicham / H FILMS for all your productions in Morocco, since he is a Key person in
the Moroccan production industry.. Locations wise, Professional teams, entertainment, equipments etc..."
— Fayçal Hajji, President / Executive Producer, FH STUDIO, was with another company when working
with Hicham at H FILMS
"Hicham est travaillant, consciencieux et possède, aujourd'hui, beaucoup d'experience en production de films.
Je le recommande en toute confiance."
— Stéphane Gérin-Lajoie, Directeur de production, Nu Films, managed Hicham at NÙ FILMS - Montreal,
Canada
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