Born in Morocco, Aniss El Hamouri moved to Belgium after high school, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in comics from ESA Saint-Luc Liège, followed by a master’s degree in illustration from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Liège. His first book, Comme un frisson, published by Vide Cocagne, won the 2018 ADAGP Revelation Award at the Quai des Bulles festival. The book was reissued by 6 pieds sous terre in 2023. In 2022, also published by 6 pieds sous terre, he released Ils Brûlent - Cendre et Rivière. The first installment of a trilogy, the second part of which, Ils Brûlent – Prison et Ciel, was published in October 2025. He currently lives in Brussels and devotes himself to comics, illustration, and self-publishing. He has managed the micro-publishing house Brumeville with his colleagues Thomas Vermeire and Docteur Lunet since 2017.

Participation at the 2026 MCAF made possible thanks to the support of Wallonie Bruxelles International