Asmae El Moudir

Asmae El Moudir (born 1990 in Salé) is a Moroccan film director, screenwriter and producer.[1][2][3]

Asmae El Moudir
Asmae El Moundir in French Institute in Meknès
Born1990
Salé
NationalityMoroccan
CitizenshipMoroccan
OccupationAbdelmalek Essaâdi University
Notable workThank God It's Friday

Biography

El Moudir holds a master's degree in documentary cinema from the Abdelmalek Essaâdi University in Tetouan, and a master's degree in production at the Superior Institute of Information and Communication of Rabat in Rabat.[4] She studied at La Fémis in Paris. She graduated in 2010 from the Moroccan Film Academy in Film Directing / Fiction.

After making a number of short films, El Moudir directed The Mother of All Lies, her first feature film.[5] The next year, she directed The Postcard, her first documentary feature film.[6]

She has directed documentaries for SNRT, Al Jazeera Documentary, BBC and Al Araby TV. She has won important national and international awards which have been screened in Festivals worldwide and presented on co-production markets.

In 2022, she was part of Netflix Equity Fund with Four Female Arab Filmmakers.[7]

Awards
  • Grand Prix at the International Women's Film Festival in Toronto (2021)[8]
  • Grand Prix at the IsReal Film Festival in Nuoro (2021)[9]
  • Directing prizes and the Grand Prix of the El-Ayoun Documentary Film Festival (2019)[10]

Filmography

References
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  2. "Asmae El Moudir, une réalisatrice qui préfère varier les ateliers d'écriture". Aujourd'hui le Maroc (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-27.
  3. "Personnes | Africultures : El Moudir Asmae". Africultures (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-27.
  4. MATIN, O. B, LE. "Le Matin - Asmae El Moudir reçoit le Prix du meilleur documentaire". Le Matin (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. MATIN, LE. "Le Matin - «Le mensonge originel» d'Asmae El Moudir sélectionné pour la 9e édition de Final Cut in Venice". Le Matin (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-27.
  6. Attaq, Amal El. "Two Moroccan Films Participate in the Stockholm Arab Film Festival". Morocco World News. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
  7. Gharbi, Mishka (2022-04-23). "Netflix 250 000 dollars à 5 cinéastes dont la marocaine Asmae El Moudir". lecourrierdelatlas (in French). Retrieved 2022-10-09.
  8. ""Le mensonge originel" d'Asmae El Moudir sélectionné pour la 9ème édition de Final Cut in Venice". femmesdumaroc (in French). Retrieved 2022-10-09.
  9. ""The Mother of All Lies" by Asmae El Moudir selected for the 9th edition of Final Cut in Venice". Moroccan Ladies. 2021-07-29. Archived from the original on 2022-10-12. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
  10. "مهرجان العيون يتوج "الحرب المنسية" بالجائزة الكبرى". الجزيرة الوثائقية (in Arabic). 2019-12-25. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
  11. "filmnat12". www.ccm.ma. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
  12. "La Fémis a 30 ans". Institut du monde arabe (in French). 2016-07-07. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
  13. Thank God It's Friday (2017), retrieved 2022-10-09
  14. "Compétition Officielle / official Competition". www.ccm.ma. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
  15. Libé. ""La guerre oubliée" remporte le Grand prix du Festival documentaire sur la culture hassani". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-27.
  16. APANEWS. "Maroc : « Guerre oubliée » remporte le Grand Prix du Festival du film sur la culture sahraouie hassanie". apanews.net (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-27.
  17. MATIN, Nadia Ouiddar, LE. "Le Matin - Le film «Postcard» d'Asmae El Moudir distingué en Italie". Le Matin (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  18. "Le mensonge originel d'Asmae El Moudir à la 9è édition de Final Cut in Venice". Quid.ma (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-27.
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