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

Kenitra Kenitra (, , , ) is a city in northwestern Morocco. It is a port on the Sebou River with a population of 507,736 as of 2024. It is one of the three main cities of the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra region and the capital of the similarly named Kénitra ...

. He gained exposure with his 1992 short film ''L'Exposé'', which won the

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Prize at the

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. Following, Ferroukhi co-wrote the Cédric Kahn film '' Trop de bonheur'' (1994). 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

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in 2004.BBC World Service profile from 2005
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Filmography

Awards and nominations

*''L'Exposé'' (1993) (Kodak Short Film Award,

) *'' Le Grand Voyage'' (2004) (Nomination: Golden Star, Marrakech International Film Festival) *'' Le Grand Voyage'' (2004) (Luigi De Laurentiis Award,

) *'' Le Grand Voyage'' (2005) (Best Film,

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) *'' Le Grand Voyage'' (2006) (Nomination: BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language)

References

External links

* 1962 births Living people French people of Moroccan descent Moroccan film directors French film directors Moroccan screenwriters French screenwriters People from Kenitra {{France-film-director-stub