[2] Her father, Michel Zlotowski, is an English-French interpreter, while her Moroccan (born in Oujda) mother teaches Spanish.

[3] A former student at the Ecole Normale Supérieure, Zlotowski received her teaching qualification in French modern literature in 2003.

[4] Her first feature film, Belle Épine, was her graduation project at La Fémis, written under the guidance of her mentor Lodge Kerrigan.

In 2013, Zlotowski directed Grand Central, starring Seydoux and Tahar Rahim which premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section.

She filmed Vie privée with a cast led by Jodie Foster, Daniel Auteuil and Virginie Edina in Paris and Normandy, in October 2024.