Director, actor, producer, and screenwriter, he contributed to promoting Italian cinema in Morocco and Moroccan culture in Italy, thus sparking a significant dialogue between the cultures and civilizations of the two countries.
Italy, for Hamid Basket, is a great love story that began at first contact.
Arriving in the peninsula to study audiovisual directing, Hamid—already with a promising acting career—was instantly charmed by Italy.
A few years later, diploma in hand, he returned to Morocco.
And after multiple Moroccan-Italian productions, he founded the Casablanca Film Industry School in 2008. In 2010, the President of the Italian Republic awarded him the title of “Knight of the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity”.
An honor for his artistic commitment, his promotion of Moroccan cinema and culture in Italy, and conversely, his efforts to make Italian cinema known in Morocco.
Before becoming a director and producer, Hamid Basket began making a name for himself in film as an actor.
Winner of the “Young Hope Award” at the National Film Festival of Tangier in 1995, he appeared in several Moroccan films, such as “The Prayer of the Absent” by Hamid Bennani, “Women and Women” by Saâd Chraibi, “Story of a Rose” by Abdelmajid R’chiche, “Fire and Sand” by Souhel Benbarka…
Hamid Basket’s passion for acting began very early.
At just 9 years old, he developed a love for theater at the youth center in Hay Mohammedi, a cradle of many renowned Moroccan artists. With his high school diploma in hand, Hamid quickly pursued his childhood dream by enrolling in the Higher Institute of Dramatic Art and Cultural Animation (ISADAC).
After four years of study, the young man graduated. Noticed by Moroccan directors, he quickly broke into the profession. But after a few years, this path was no longer enough. He wanted to try new things and broaden his artistic scope.

His return to Morocco marked the start of a creative era. Hamid Basket participated in the production of several Moroccan and foreign films such as “Spy Game” by Tony Scott, “In Casablanca Angels Don’t Fly” by Mohamed Asli, “The Neighbors of Abu Moussa” by Mohamed Abderrahman Tazi, “The Fabric Merchant” by Italian director Antonio Baiocco, “The Hunters’ Secrets” by Massimo Spano, and TV movies like “The Labyrinth” and “Fettouma” for channel 2M. His latest work is the feature film “The Silence of the Butterflies”, which won several awards at international festivals.