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Maryam Touzani (born 17 September 1980) is a Moroccan filmmaker and actress.[1] She is best known as the director of the critically acclaimed film Adam (2019),[2][3] Morocco's entry for the 92nd Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film, and The Blue Caftan (2022), the country's submission for the same award for the 95th Academy Awards.

Maryam Touzani مريم التوزاني
Touzani at Cannes 2019
Born	Maryam Touzani (1980-09-17) 17 September 1980 (age 42) Tangier, Morocco
Nationality	Moroccan
Occupation	Director, actress, screenwriter
Years active	1991–present
Spouse	Nabil Ayouch

Early life

Touzani was born in 1980 in Tangier.[4] In 2003, she obtained Master's degree in Media Communication and Journalism in London. Then she began her career as a journalist with a focus on cinema.[5]

Career

At first, she worked as a screenwriter and meanwhile direct some short and documentary films. In 2011, she made the short Quand ils dorment. It won 17 prizes, including that of the Special Jury at the Huesca International Film Festival, festival qualifying for the Oscars.[5] Then in 2014, she made her maiden documentary Sous Ma Peau Vieille. The film became very popular in Morocco, which discussed about prostitution in Morocco. With the success of this documentary, she turned it into the feature film with the title Much Loved which was released in 2015. The film was directed by her husband Nabil Ayouch whereas she made the script.[2]

In late 2015, she made her second short Aya va à la plage. The film revolves around another social aspect, this time about the exploitation of small children as domestic workers.[6]

In 2017, she wrote the film Razzia with her husband, director Nabil Ayouch. She also played the lead role 'Salima' in the film.[7] Then, in 2019, Touzani directed her maiden feature film, Adam.[8] The film was selected for the Cannes Film Festival in the section 'Un Certain Regard'.[9] Then later at the 12th Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur of Angoulême. It was selected as the Moroccan entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[10][11]

In the same year, she became a member of the Academy of Oscars.[2][12]

In 2022, her film The Blue Caftan was awarded the Un Certain Regard FIPRESCI Prize at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.[13]

Personal life

She is married to a fellow Franco-Moroccan filmmaker Nabil Ayouch.[2]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Genre	Ref.
2012	Quand ils dorment	Director, writer	Short film
2014	Sous Ma Peau Vieille	Director	Documentary
2015	Aya va à la plage	Director	Short film
2015	Viel geliebt	Screenwriter	Film
2017	Razzia	Screenwriter, actress	Film
2019	Adam	Director, screenwriter	Film	[14]
2022	The Blue Caftan	Director, screenwriter	Film

References

External links

• Maryam Touzani at IMDb

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Maryam Touzani (arabisch مريم التوزاني, DMG Maryam at-Tūzānī; * 18. Juli 1980 in Tanger)[1] ist eine marokkanische Filmschauspielerin, Drehbuchautorin und Filmregisseurin.

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