Nabil Ayouch

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Nabil Ayouch (Arabic: نبيل عيّوش‎) (born April 1, 1969) is a television and movie director, producer and writer of Moroccan origin.

Biography

Early life

He was born in Paris, although he spent a large part of his childhood in Sarcelles. After three years of course of theatre in Paris (1987–1990).

Movie 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]

Filmography

as director

1. Pierres bleues du désert, Les (1992)
2. Mektoub (1997)
3. Ali Zaoua, prince de la rue (2000) aka Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets (USA)
4. Une minute de soleil en moins (2003) (TV) aka A Minute of Sun Less (International: English title)
5. Whatever Lola Wants (2007)

as writer

1. Pierres bleues du désert, Les (1992)
2. Mektoub (1997)
3. Ali Zaoua, prince de la rue (2000) aka Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets (USA)
4. Une minute de soleil en moins (2003) (TV) aka A Minute of Sun Less (International: English title)
5. Whatever Lola Wants (2007) co-written with Jane Hawksley

as producer

1. Ali Zaoua, prince de la rue (2000) (associate producer) aka Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets (USA)

References

1. ^ AYOUCH Nabil: Réalisateur, scénariste
2. ^ Bloody Baby a Hallucination? First Images From 'Mirages'!

External links

• Nabil Ayouch at the Internet Movie Database

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