Film director and producer Casablanca, Morocco
Nabil Ayouch
Nabil Ayouch is a Franco-Moroccan film director and producer born in Paris in 1969 and active primarily in Casablanca. His films frequently address sensitive social questions in Moroccan society and have circulated through major international festivals, including Cannes.
His first feature, Mektoub (1997), achieved record box-office success in Morocco. Much Loved (2015), a film centred on sex workers in Marrakech, was banned from public screening in Morocco and generated an intense national debate. Across his work as director and producer, Ayouch combines popular reach, social observation and support for new cinematic voices.
Nabil Ayouch is a Franco-Moroccan film director and producer born in Paris in 1969 and active primarily in Casablanca. His films frequently address sensitive social questions in Moroccan society and have circulated through major international festivals, including Cannes.
His first feature, Mektoub (1997), achieved record box-office success in Morocco. Much Loved (2015), a film centred on sex workers in Marrakech, was banned from public screening in Morocco and generated an intense national debate. Across his work as director and producer, Ayouch combines popular reach, social observation and support for new cinematic voices.
