Ahmed El Maanouni

Ahmed El Maanouni
Ahmed El Maanouni by Karim Ramzi in 2008
Born	Ahmed El Maanouni Casablanca, Morocco
Nationality	Morocco
Occupation	Film director, producer, actor, screenwriter, cinematographer

Ahmed El Maanouni is a screenwriter, film director, cinematographer, actor and producer born in Casablanca. His films include one of the most emblematic title of Moroccan cinema ALYAM ALYAM (1978), 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 (Al Hal) was honored and presented by Martin Scorsese at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival to inaugurate the World Cinema Foundation. His film BURNED HEARTS (2007) won the Grand Prize at the National Film festival 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 has been honored with the title of Officier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in France.

Career

As director

• 1978 : Alyam, Alyam (also screenwriter, cinematographer and producer)
• 1981 : Trances (also screenwriter and cinematographer)
• 1984 : The Eyes of the Gulf (also screenwriter)
• 1992 : The Moroccan Goumiers (also screenwriter)
• 1999 : The Life and Reign of Mohamed V (also screenwriter)
• 2005 : The Fiction of a Protectorate in Morocco-France, a History in Common 1st Part (also screenwriter and producer)
• 2006 : The Resistances in Morocco-France, a History in Common 2nd Part (also screenwriter and producer)
• 2006 : The New Challenges in Morocco-France, a History in Common 3rd Part (also screenwriter and producer)
• 2007 : Burned Hearts (also screenwriter and producer)
• 2007 : Conversations with Driss Chraïbi (also screenwriter and producer)
• 2013 : Fadma's Hands (also screenwriter) (in pre-production)

As cinematographer only

• La Belle Journée (1974), directed by Gilles Moniquet
• Une brèche dans le mur (1978), directed by Jillali Ferhati
• Queen Lear (1982), directed by Mokhtar Chorfi
• Illusions (1982), directed by Julie Dash

Actor

• 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

• 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

1. "Autour de la sélection '.2007 - Festival de Cannes 2014 (International Film Festival)". Festival-cannes.fr. Retrieved 2014-02-06.

External links

• "TRANCES | World Cinema Foundation". worldcinemafoundation.org. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
• "Trances (1981) - The Criterion Collection". criterion.com. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
• "Cannes Film Festival and Martin Scorsese Honour Ahmed El Maanouni for Trances". culturekiosque.com. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
• "CriterionForum.org: Packaging for Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Project, No. 1 Blu-ray". criterionforum.org. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
• "Burned Hearts" (PDF). University of Pennsylvania African Studies Center & Middle East Center. 22 October 2010. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
• "Doku Arts 2013/2014 :: Programme :: Trances (El Ha)". doku-arts.de. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
• "23RD AFRICAN, ASIAN AND LATIN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
• "ALYAM ALYAM O LES JOURS (AKA - OH, THE DAYS.) | MNET CORPORATE | WHERE MAGIC LIVES | Electronic Media Network (M-Net) Corporate". mnetcorporate.co.za. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
• "Masters of Cinema Releasing Martin Scorsese Presents: World Cinema Foundation: Volume One". blu-raydefinition.com. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
• "Africiné". africine.org. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
• "Embassy of The Kingdom of Morocco in London". moroccanembassylondon.org.uk. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
• "http://2008.poff.ee/?lang=2&id=558&module=1&todo=film". 2008.poff.ee. Retrieved 2014-02-09. External link in |title= (help)
• "Abu Dhabi Film Festival: A hotbed of creativity | The National". thenational.ae. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
• "Ahmed Maânouni, la magie d'un cinéaste". aujourdhui.ma. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
• "Cannes Tuesday - Photo 12 - Pictures - CBS News". cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2014-02-09.