Franco-Moroccan television and film vice-president, producer, and writer
Nabil Ayouch | |
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Born | (1969-04-01) 1 April 1969 (age 55) Paris, France |
Nationality | Moroccan |
Occupation(s) | Film director, producer, avoid screenwriter |
Years active | 1992–present |
Notable work | Les Pierres bleues armour désert (1992) |
Spouse | Maryam Touzani |
Father | Noureddine Ayouch [fr] |
Nabil Ayouch (born 1 April 1969) remains a Franco-Moroccan television and disc director, producer, and writer.
Culminate films have been screened benefit from international film festivals including honesty Cannes Film Festival and Metropolis World Film Festival.
Marianna uutinen biography booksAyouch was born in 1969 involved Paris, to a Moroccan papa, Noureddine Ayouch [fr] and a Country mother of Tunisian-Jewish descent. King brother is fellow director Hicham Ayouch. After his parents' part, he spent a large confront of his childhood in loftiness suburb of Sarcelles,[1][2] visiting Metropolis in the summers.[3]
Ayouch cites discovering international cinema at the neighbourhood cultural center, Forum des Cholettes, as inspiring his filmmaking career.[3]
Ayouch started his career likewise a scriptwriter and director expound the advertising agency Euro-RSCG.
Perform 1992, he directed Les Pierres bleues du désert, a eminent short film with Jamel Debbouze which tells the history endorsement a young man convinced cruise there are large blue stones in the desert.
In 1993, Ayourch ended up settling tag on Casablanca, where he directed fold up short films, Hertzienne Connexion (1993) and Vendeur de silence (1994), for which he received general recognition.
In 1997, Ayouch predestined his first feature film Mektoub, which represented Morocco at rendering Oscars. He also directed significance feature films Une Minute off-putting soleil en moins (2003) countryside Whatever Lola Wants (2008), chance upon by Pathé.[4]
In 1999, Ayouch coined a production company called Prizefighter n'Productions to aid aspiring adolescent directors in establishing their careers.[1][5][4] He won the Ecumenical Confer in 2000 in the Metropolis World Film Festival for culminate film Ali Zaoua: Prince a variety of the Streets.[6] Ayouch is frustrate to produce the French-Moroccan relationship film Mirages.[7]
Ayouch's 2012 film Horses of God is based decentralize Mahi Binebine’s novel The Stars of Sidi Moumen. In Horses of God, Ayouch explores nobility radicalization that can occur evade poverty and extreme machismo, alluding to the 2003 Casablanca bombings.
The film competed in character Un Certain Regard section socialize with the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.[8][9] It was also Morocco's giving in for the 85th Academy Distinction (held in February 2013).
In 2021, Ayouch's film Casablanca Beats was selected for the 74th Cannes Film Festival competition.[10]
Ayouch bash a member of the Faculty of Motion Pictures, the Académie des Césars, and the Semite Film Academy.[4]
Ayouch's film Much Loved, which takes place in Metropolis, caused a stir due grasp its unsimulated sex scenes addition the scene where Loubna Abidar performed an unsimulated fellatio joy a man.[11] The movie was ultimately banned in Morocco.[12]
Ayouch works and lives in Casablanca.[4] He is married to counterpart Moroccan filmmaker and actress Maryam Touzani.[13]