Hicham Ayouch is a French-Moroccan director, born in Paris in 1976. He started his career as a director with the documentaries Les Reines du Roi (2005) and Poussières d’Ange (2007). He made his debut fiction feature film in 2006 with Heart Edges. In 2009, with Fissures, he received many international distinctions and it was then presented at the MOMA and the Tate Modern. In 2015 Fièvres won several awards, including the Etalon d'or de Yennenga at the FESPACO.