Nabil Ayouch

Nabil Ayouch was born April 1st 1969 in Paris. He works and lives in Casablanca and is a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures, the Académie des Césars and the Arab FIlm Academy. In 1997, Nabil Ayouch directed his first feature film, MEKTOUB which, like ALI ZAOUA (2000) represented Morocco at the Oscars. Next came UNE MINUTE DE SOLEIL EN MOINS (2003) and WHATEVER LOLA WANTS (2008), produced by Pathé. His first short film, in 1992, THE BLUE ROCKS OF THE DESERT marked the discovery of Jamel Debouzze. In 1999, Nabil Ayouch founded Ali n'Productions, a company through which he helps young directors to launch their careers thanks to initiatives such as the Mohamed Reggab Award, a script and production competition for short films in 35 mm. Between 2005 and 2010, he produced 40 genre films in the framework of the Film Industry. In 2006, he launched the Meda Films Development programme - with the support of the European Union and the International Film Festival Foundation of Marrakech, a s