Acclaimed Moroccan Directors
by Rmidi | created - 27 Feb 2013 | updated - 10 Jun 2015 | PublicThis is a list of some of the nationally acclaimed Moroccan directors.
1. Nabil Ayouch
Producer | Le bleu du caftan
Nabil Ayouch works and lives in Casablanca and is a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures, the Académie des Césars and the Arab Film Academy. Nabil Ayouch is a director, writer, producer and is the founder of Ali n' Production, the main film and TV shows production company in Morocco.
In 1997, ...
2. Faouzi Bensaïdi
Actor | Mille mois
Faouzi Bensaïdi was born on March 14, 1967 in Meknes, Morocco. He is an actor and director, known for Mille mois (2003), Baya Al Maut (2011) and Volubilis (2017).
3. Hassan Benjelloun
Director | Pour la Cause
Hassan Benjelloun was born in 1950 in Morocco. He is a director and producer, known for For the Cause (2019), Les amis d'hier (1998) and Où vas-tu Moshé? (2007).
4. Mostafa Derkaoui
Director | Ramâd al-zariba
Mostafa Derkaoui is known for Cinders of the Vineyard (1976), Titre provisoire (1984) and Les amours de Haj El Mokhtar Soldi (2001).
5. Mohamed Ismail
Director | Et après?
Born on September 1st, 1951 in Tetouan. Mohamed Ismail was an awarded Moroccan director and producer. In 1970, he began studying law in Rabat. Then in 1974, he joined the Moroccan National Broadcasting and Television Company where he produced several films, documentaries, theatrical evenings and ...
6. Nabyl Lahlou
Actor | Regarde le roi dans la lune
Nabil Lahlou (also Nabyl) is one of the most influential and controversial Moroccan directors who is famous for his surrealist cinematographic style. He studied theater in Paris at Académie du Théâtre de la Rue Blanche and L'Ecole Charles Dullin. He is particularly known for movies such as: Al ...
7. Hamid Benani
Director | L'enfant cheikh
Hamid Benani was born in 1940 in Meknes, Morocco. He is a director and writer, known for L'enfant cheikh (2012), La prière de l'absent (1995) and Wechma (1971).
8. Farida Benlyazid
Director | Keïd Ensa
Farida Benlyazid was born in 1948 in Tanger, Morocco. She is a director and writer, known for Keïd Ensa (1999), The Wretched Life of Juanita Narboni (2005) and Frontieras (2013).
9. Jillali Ferhati
Director | Chateh al aftal ad-daï'ne
Jillali Ferhati is known for The Beach of Lost Children (1991), Mémoire en détention (2004) and At Dawn (2010).
10. Ahmed Boulane
Actor | Ali, Rabiaa et les autres
Ahmed Boulane was born in Salé, Morocco. He was expelled from school three times, and was only 16 when they threw him out for good. However, this didn't stop him from learning to speak four languages fluently.
Boulane was an actor with the Moroccan National Theater Company and the national Moroccan ...
11. Hakim Noury
Director | L'Enfance Volée
Hakim Noury is known for L'Enfance Volée (1994), Le bout du monde (2011) and Elle est diabétique et hypertendue et elle refuse de crever (1999).
12. Saâd Chraïbi
Director | Nissa... wa nissa
Saâd Chraïbi was born in 1952 in Fes, Morocco. Saâd is a director and writer, known for Nissa... wa nissa (1999), Atash (2001) and Jail Girl (2004).
13. Mohamed Abderrahman Tazi
Director | À la recherche du mari de ma femme
Mohamed Abderrahman Tazi is known for À la recherche du mari de ma femme (1995), Badis (1989) and Fatema, La Sultane Inoubliable (2022).
14. Ahmed El Maanouni
Director | Alyam, alyam
Ahmed El Maanouni is a screenwriter, film director, cinematographer, actor and producer born in Casablanca. His films include one of the most emblematic title of Moroccan cinema Alyam Alyam (1978), first Moroccan film to be selected in Cannes Film Festival and winner of the Grand Prize at the ...
15. Farida Bourquia
Director | Al Hay Al Khalfi
Farida Bourquia is known for Al Hay Al Khalfi (2006), Zaynab, la rose d'Aghmat (2014) and Deux femmes sur la route (2007).
16. Abdelkader Lagtaa
Director | La moitié du ciel
Abdelkader Lagtaa is known for Half the Sky (2015), Face à face (2003) and Les Casablancais (1999).
17. Daoud Aoulad-Syad
Director | Aoud rih
Daoud Aoulad-Syad was born on April 14, 1953 in Marrakech, Morocco. He is a director and writer, known for Aoud rih (2001), The Mosk (2010) and Bye-Bye Souirty (1998).
18. Narjiss Nejjar
Director | Les yeux secs
Narjiss Nejjar is known for Les yeux secs (2003), L'amante du rif (2011) and Wake Up Morocco (2006).
19. Nour Eddine Lakhmari
Director | Casanegra
Nour Eddine Lakhmari was born on February 15, 1964 in Safi, Morocco. He is a director and writer, known for Casanegra (2008), Zero (2012) and Burnout (2017).
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