Touzani, who launched her career as a film critic, directed two notable short films, Quand ils dormant (When They Sleep) and Aya va à la plage (Aya Goes to the Beach), before collaborating with Nabil Ayouch on Much Loved and co-writing and starring in Razzia.
Her first feature film, Adam, was selected for the Un Certain Regard at the Festival de Cannes in 2019 and shortlisted for the Oscars.
She then collaborated once again with Nabil Ayouch, with whom she co-wrote Razzia – a film in which she also starred – and Casablanca Beats, selected in Competition for the Festival de Cannes in 2021.
Touzani returned to the festival as a director with The Blue Caftan in 2022, which was selected for Un Certain Regard and shortlisted for the Oscars. She is currently working on her first novel and her next feature film.
The Cannes jury, which is headed by Swedish director Ruben Ostlund, includes Oscar winner Brie Larson, American actor Paul Dano, French director Julia Ducournau, French actor Denis Menochet, British-Zambian director Rungano Nyoni, Argentinian filmmaker Damian Szifron, and French Afghan writer-director Atiq Rahimi.
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