Jamal Belmahi

Jamal Belmahi is a Moroccan screenwriter and script consultant recognized for his contributions to North African and Middle Eastern cinema. Born in Morocco to a Moroccan father and an Austrian mother, he has spent more than a decade writing for television and feature films. He gained international recognition as the co-writer of Horses of God (2012), directed by Nabil Ayouch, which premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival. He also co-wrote Adieu l'Afrique (2017) and Six Feet Over (2023), the latter winning the Best Screenplay Award at the Red Sea International Film Festival. Beyond screenwriting, Belmahi works as a script consultant for feature films and television series across the Maghreb, the Middle East, and Europe. He regularly mentors emerging filmmakers through international writing workshops and is a founding member of the Scénaristes de Cinéma Associés (SCA).