Ahmed El Maanouni

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Ahmed El Maanouni
Ahmed El Maanouni by Karim Ramzi in 2008
Born	Ahmed El Maanouni 1944 (age 76–77) Casablanca, Morocco
Nationality	Moroccan
Occupation	Film director, producer, actor, screenwriter, cinematographer
Known for	Trances Alyam, Alyam Les Coeurs brûlés

Ahmed El Maanouni (born in 1944) is a Moroccan screenwriter, film director, cinematographer, actor and producer. His films include Alyam Alyam (1978), the first Moroccan film to be selected in Cannes Film Festival^[1] and winner of the Grand Prize at the Mannheim Film Festival. He caught international attention when his film Trances was honored and presented by Martin Scorsese at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival to inaugurate the World Cinema Foundation. His film Les Coeurs brûlés (2007) won the Grand Prize at the and was awarded many international prizes. His documentary films consistently interrogate colonial history and its impact on Moroccan memory. He directs study groups and educational programs in Morocco and throughout the world. In 2007, he was honored with the title of Officier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in France.

Filmography[]

Film[]

Actor[]

• L'Année sainte (1976), directed by Jean Girault
• Les Anges de Satan (2007), directed by Ahmed Boulane
• (2012), directed by Ahmed Boulane

Awards[]

• 1978 : Alyam, Alyam : official selection 1978 Cannes Film Festival
• Grand prize 1978 Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival
• Winner 1st Film Award at Carthage Film Festival
• Winner 7th Art Award at Fespaco
• CICAE prize at Taormina Film Fest
• Jury Prize at Festival international du film francophone de Namur
• Critics Prize at Damascus International Film Festival
• 1981 : Trances : 1st ESEC Prize 1981 Cannes Film Festival,
• Audience Award at Rabat 1982,
• First film to be restored by the World Cinema Foundation and presented by Martin Scorsese at 2007
• 2007 :  : Grand Prize 2007 Tangiers,
• Critics Award 2007 Tangiers,
• Best Sound Award 2007 Tangiers,
• Best Cinematography Award 2007 at Dubai International Film Festival,
• Best Director Award 2008 ,
• Bronze Award 2008 Damascus International Film Festival,
• and Audience Award 2008 at .

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External links[]

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