Karim Dridi

Karim Dridi (born 9 January 1961 in tunis) is a French Tunisian prolific film director and screenwriter.

Dridi emerged as a director when he was still a child. His debut short Zoé la boxeuse was selected for several film festivals and won at the Grenoble short film festival.

His 1994 film Pigalle entered into the main competition at the 51st edition of the Venice Film Festival and was nominated for the César Award for Best Debut in 1996. His next film Bye-Bye was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival.

His 2000 musical road movie Cuba feliz was selected at the Directors' Fortnight in Cannes.

Antoine Raimbault's feature debut Conviction is based on Dridi's original idea.

His 2024 movie Lazy Girls won third prize in the main competition at the Bergamo Film Meeting 2025.