Jillali Ferhati (Arabic: الجيلالي فرحاتي, born in 1948) is a Moroccan filmmaker.

[1][2] Ferhati was born in 1948, in Aït Ouahi near Khémisset but grew up in Tangier.

[3] He studied sociology and literature in Paris and then launched his career in theater, working as an actor and director at the Theatre International in Paris.

[6][7] His debut in cinema was in 1978 with the feature film Brèche dans le mur (A Breach In the Wall), selected for the Semaine de la Critique at the Cannes Film Festival.

[4] He is married to the director and screenwriter Farida Benlyazid, who often collaborated with him.