Swel Noury

Swel Noury is a Spanish-Moroccan filmmaker.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

Biography

Swel Noury Cazorla was born in Casablanca, lived in Paris, Barcelona, and Bangkok before settling in Madrid. He is the son of renowned Moroccan director Hakim Noury and the Spanish producer Pilar Cazorla. He attended ESCP Europe Business School in Paris and worked in investment banking before giving it all up to focus on his passion: writing and creating his own works of fiction. During this period, he traveled a great deal around the globe, which contributed to his universal vision of the world. His feature films include “Heaven’s Doors” (2006) and “The Man Who Sold The World” (2009), both selected in the official selection of the Berlinale – Panorama section. While writing and directing his feature films, he also spent time shooting commercials, writing commissioned scripts, and developing his photographic work.

In 2019, he co-founds the production company Two Flavours to focus on developing universal appealing stories.

Filmography

• 2006: Heaven's Doors (Les portes du paradis)^[8][9]
• 2009: The Man Who Sold The World ^{[10][11][12][13][14]}
• 2012: Elle est diabétique 3 ^[15]

External links

• Swel Noury - IMDb

References

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2. MATIN, LE. "Le Matin - "L'Homme qui a vendu le monde" boudé à Berlin". Le Matin (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-17.
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5. Hopewell, John (2008-10-31). "Noury brothers secure 'Man' financing". Variety. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
6. "Les frères Noury : un cinéma " hors-père "". Aujourd'hui le Maroc (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-17.
7. Armes, Roy (2008). Dictionary of African Filmmakers. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-35116-6.
8. "Fiche : LES PORTES DU PARADIS". www.ccm.ma. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
9. Bordwell, David (2012-11-12). Poetics of Cinema. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-86780-5.
10. "THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD". Festival International du Film de Marrakech (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-17.
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12. "Filmstills: The Man Who Sold The World". www.berlinale.de. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
13. L. ""The Man Who Sold the World" de Swel et Imad Noury : Film marocain en compétition". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-17.
14. "A Berlin, l'Afrique joue des coudes et des tabous..." Afrique magazine (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-17.
15. "Films | Africultures : Elle est diabétique 3 (Fiha el mel7a ou soukkar 3)". Africultures (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-17.