She's of Polish-Moroccan descent.[2] Her father Michel Zlotowski is an English-French interpreter, her Moroccan (born in Oujda) mother teaches Spanish.[3] A former student at the prestigious Ecole Normale Supérieure, Rebecca Zlotowski received her teaching qualification in French modern literature in 2003. She graduated in 2007 at La Fémis in the scriptwriting section.[4]
Career
Her first feature film, Belle Épine, is her graduation project at La Fémis, written under the guidance of her mentor Lodge Kerrigan. It was presented in competition at the 49th Critics' Week and won the Louis Delluc Prize for Best First Film in January 2011, as well as the French critics' union prize for Best First Film. Léa Seydoux was nominated for a César Award for Most Promising Actress.
That same year, Canal+ premiered the series Les Sauvages, which she co-created with Sabri Louatah, the author of the novel from which the series is adapted. Zlotowski directed all the episodes of the series. The series won the best prize from the French critics union.
