Ahmed Boulane was born in Salé, Morocco in 1956. He was an actor with the Moroccan National Theater company and the national Moroccan radio theater troupe from 1974 to 1977. After an extended stay in Italy, he began a rich and varied career in cinema and television as actor, location manager, assistant director, casting director, and awarded screenwriter/director/producer. In 1996 he created his production company, Boulane O'Bryne Production to produce “Ali, Rabiaa and the Others”, a film that earned him both critical acclaim and the respect of the public. It is currently considered to be one of Morocco’s ten classic films.