Summary
Ahmed El Maanouni (born in 1944) is a Moroccan screenwriter, film director, cinematographer, actor and producer. His films include Alyam Alyam (1978),[1] the first Moroccan film to be selected in Cannes Film Festival and winner of the Grand Prize at the Mannheim Film Festival.[2] 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.[3] His film Les Coeurs brûlés (2007) won the Grand Prize at the National Film Festival and was awarded many international prizes.[4] 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.[5]
Ahmed El Maanouni | |
|---|---|
 Ahmed El Maanouni by Karim Ramzi in 2008 | |
| Born | Ahmed El Maanouni 25 November 1944 Casablanca, Morocco |
| Nationality | Moroccan |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, producer, actor, screenwriter, cinematographer |
| Known for | Trances Alyam, Alyam Les Coeurs brûlés |
| Awards | Winner 1st Film Award at Carthage Film Festival |
Filmography edit
Film edit
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Screenwriter | Producer | Cinematographer | |||
| 1978 | Alyam, Alyam | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 1978 | A Breach in the Wall | No | No | No | Yes | directed by Jillali Ferhati |
| 1981 | Trances | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Documentary film |
| 1982 | Queen Lear | No | No | No | Yes | directed by Mokhtar Chorfi |
| 1982 | Illusions | No | No | No | Yes | directed by Julie Dash |
| 1984 | Les yeux du golfe | Yes | Yes | No | No | Documentary short film |
| 1993 | Moroccan Goumiers | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| 2006 | La Fiction du Protectorat: Maroc-France, une Histoire Commune Part 1 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Documentary film |
| 2007 | Les coeurs brûlés | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2016 | Julie-Aicha | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
Actor edit
- L'Année sainte (1976), directed by Jean Girault
- Les Anges de Satan (2007), directed by Ahmed Boulane
- Le Retour du Fils (2012), directed by Ahmed Boulane
Awards edit
- 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 National Film Festival Rabat 1982,
- First film to be restored by the World Cinema Foundation and presented by Martin Scorsese at Cannes Classics 2007
- 2007 : Burned Hearts : Grand Prize 2007 National Film Festival Tangiers,
- Critics Award 2007 National Film Festival Tangiers,
- Best Sound Award 2007 National Film Festival Tangiers,
- Best Cinematography Award 2007 at Dubai International Film Festival,
- Best Director Award 2008 Oran Film Festival,
- Bronze Award 2008 Damascus International Film Festival,
- Special Jury Prize and Audience Award 2008 at Tetouan Mediterranean Cinema Festival.
References edit
- ^ "Autour de la sélection '.2007 - Festival de Cannes 2014 (International Film Festival)". Festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
- ^ "Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Project No. 1 Packaging Photos :: Criterion Forum". www.criterionforum.org. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ "TRANCES | World Cinema Foundation". November 4, 2013. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Trances". The Criterion Collection. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ "Ahmed Maânouni, la magie d'un cinéaste". January 6, 2014. Archived from the original on January 6, 2014. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
External links edit
- "Cannes Tuesday - Photo 12 - Pictures - CBS News". cbsnews.com. Retrieved February 9, 2014.