Ismaël Ferroukhi (born 26 June 1962) is a French-Moroccan film director and screenwriter.

Ismaël Ferroukhi
Ismaël Ferroukhi in 2011
Born (1962-06-26) 26 June 1962 (age 62)
NationalityFrench-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

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Year Title Director Screenwriter Notes
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

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References

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ BBC World Service profile from 2005
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