Nabil Ayouch
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| Born | 1 April 1969 Paris, France |
| Occupation | Film director, Producer, Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Home town | Paris |
Nabil Ayouch (born 1 April 1969) is a French-Moroccan television and film director, producer and writer of Moroccan origin.
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Early life
He was born in Paris, to a Moroccan father and a Tunisian Jewish mother, although he spent a large part of his childhood in Sarcelles. After three years of course of theatre in Paris (1987–1990).
Film career
Ayouch started his career as a scriptwriter and director with the advertising agency Euro-RSCG.
In 1992, he directed Les Pierres bleues du désert, a first short film with Jamel Debbouze which tells the history of a convinced young man that there are large blue stones in the desert. Since then he directed two short films, Hertzienne Connexion (1993) and Vendeur de silence (1994) for which he received international recognition. He won the Ecumenical Award in 2000 in the Montreal World Film Festival for his film Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets.[1] Ayouch is set to produce the French-Moroccan thriller film Mirages.[2]
His 2012 film God's Horses competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.[3][4]
Filmography
As director
- Pierres bleues du désert, Les (1992)
- Mektoub (1997)
- Ali Zaoua, prince de la rue (2000) aka Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets (USA)
- Une minute de soleil en moins (2003) (TV) aka A Minute of Sun Less (International: English title)
- Whatever Lola Wants (2007)
- God's Horses (2012)
- Much Loved (2015)
As writer
- Pierres bleues du désert, Les (1992)
- Mektoub (1997)
- Ali Zaoua, prince de la rue (2000) aka Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets (USA)
- Une minute de soleil en moins (2003) (TV) aka A Minute of Sun Less (International: English title)
- Whatever Lola Wants (2007) co-written with Jane Hawksley
As producer
- Ali Zaoua, prince de la rue (2000) (associate producer) aka Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets (USA)
Further reading
- Jonathan Smolin, "Nabil Ayouch: Transgression, Identity, and Difference" in: Josef Gugler (ed.), Ten Arab Filmmakers: Political Dissent and Social Critique, Indiana University Press, 2015, ISBN 978-0-253-01644-7, pp 214-244
References
- ↑ AYOUCH Nabil: Réalisateur, scénariste
- ↑ Bloody Baby a Hallucination? First Images From 'Mirages'!
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