Nabil Ayouch (born April 1, 1969) is a television and movie director, producer and writer of Moroccan

Morocco

Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...

 origin.

Early life

He was born in Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

, although he spent a large part of his childhood in Sarcelles

Sarcelles

Sarcelles is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. Sarcelles is a sub-prefecture of the Val-d'Oise department and the seat of the Arrondissement of 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

Jamel Debbouze

Jamel Debbouze is an actor, comedian and producer of Moroccan descent.-Biography:Debbouze is the oldest of five brothers. He was born in Paris, France, but his family moved to Morocco the following year...

 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

Montreal World Film Festival

The Montreal World Film Festival , founded in 1977, is one of Canada's oldest international film festivals and the only competitive film festival in North America accredited by the FIAPF...

 for his film Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets

Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets

Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets is a 2000 Moroccan crime drama film that tells the story of several homeless boys. It was awarded in the 2000 Stockholm Film Festival and in the 2000 Amiens International Film Festival.-Plot:...

. Ayouch is set to produce the French-Moroccan thriller film Mirages.

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
   Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets
   Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets is a 2000 Moroccan crime drama film that tells the story of several homeless boys. It was awarded in the 2000 Stockholm Film Festival and in the 2000 Amiens International Film Festival.-Plot:...
   
   (USA)
4. Une minute de soleil en moins (2003) (TV) aka A Minute of Sun Less (International: English title)
5. Whatever Lola Wants
   Whatever Lola Wants (film)
   Whatever Lola Wants is a comedy directed by Nabil Ayouch and starring Laura Ramsey, Carmen Lebbos Assaad Bouab and Achmed Akkabi. The film premiered on 11 December 2007 at the Dubai International Film Festival and was scheduled to be released in France on 11 April 2008...
   
   (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
   Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets
   Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets is a 2000 Moroccan crime drama film that tells the story of several homeless boys. It was awarded in the 2000 Stockholm Film Festival and in the 2000 Amiens International Film Festival.-Plot:...
   
   (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
   Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets
   Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets is a 2000 Moroccan crime drama film that tells the story of several homeless boys. It was awarded in the 2000 Stockholm Film Festival and in the 2000 Amiens International Film Festival.-Plot:...
   
   (USA)

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