Ismaël Ferroukhi (born 26 June 1962) is a French-Moroccan film director and screenwriter.
Ismaël Ferroukhi | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Ismaël Ferroukhi in 2011 | |
| Born | 26 June 1962 |
| Nationality | French-Moroccan |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
Ferroukhi was born in Kenitra. He gained exposure with his 1992 short film L'Exposé, which won the Kodak Prize at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. Following, Ferroukhi co-wrote the Cédric Kahn film Trop de bonheur (1994).[1]
His directorial debut Le Grand Voyage, produced by Humbert Balsan and Ognon Pictures, won the Lion of the Future "Luigi De Laurentiis" Award for a First Feature Film at the 61st Venice Film Festival in 2004.[2]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Director | Screenwriter | Notes |
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| 1993 | L'Exposé | Yes | Yes | Short film |
| 1994 | Trop de bonheur | Yes | ||
| 1994 | Tous les garçons et les filles de leur âge | Yes | TV series | |
| 1996 | Culpabilité zéro | Yes | TV film | |
| 1996 | Court toujours : l'Inconnu | Yes | Yes | TV short |
| 1997 | Un été aux hirondelles | Yes | TV film | |
| 2000 | Petit Ben | Yes | Yes | TV film |
| 2004 | Le Grand Voyage | Yes | Yes | |
| 2004 | Lahna Lalhih | Yes | Short film | |
| 2005 | L'Avion | Yes | ||
| 2007 | Childhoods | Yes | Segment "The Pair of Shoes" | |
| 2011 | Free Men | Yes | Yes | |
| 2019 | Mica | Yes | Yes |
Awards and nominations
edit- L'Exposé (1993) (Kodak Short Film Award, 1993 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: BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language)
References
edit- ^ Lion of the Future for Ismaël Ferroukhi Archived 2012-02-04 at the Wayback Machine by Fabien Lemercier, http://www.euromedcafe.org, September 21, 2004, retrieved April 4, 2006
- ^ BBC World Service profile from 2005
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