- Ismaël Ferroukhi
Ismaël Ferroukhi (born 1962) is a French-Moroccan
film director .Ferroukhi was born in
Kenitra . He gained exposure with his 1992 short film "L'Exposé", which won theKodak Prize at the 1993Cannes Film Festival . Following, Ferroukhi co-wrote the Cédric Kahn film "Trop de Bonheur" (1994).His directorial debut "
Le Grand Voyage ", produced byHumbert Balsan and Ognon Pictures, won the Lion of the Future "Luigi De Laurentiis" Award for a First Feature Film at the 61stVenice Film Festival in 2004.Awards and Nominations
*"L'Exposé" (1993) (Kodak Short Film Award,
Cannes Film Festival )
*"Le Grand Voyage " (2004) (Nomination: Golden Star,Marrakech International Film Festival )
*"Le Grand Voyage " (2004) (Luigi De Laurentiis Award,Venice Film Festival )
*"Le Grand Voyage " (2005) (Best Film,Mar del Plata Film Festival )
*"Le Grand Voyage " (2006) (Nomination: Best Film not in the English Language,BAFTA film award)References
* [http://www.euromedcafe.org/newsdetail.asp?lang=ing&documentID=92 Lion of the Future for Ismaël Ferroukhi] by Fabien Lemercier,
http://www.euromedcafe.org , September 21, 2004, retrieved April 4, 2006
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/specials/1349_whoswho/page8.shtml BBC World Service profile from 2005]External links
*imdb name|0275044|Ismaël Ferroukhi
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