All Marrakech articles
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NewsPalestinian film ‘Happy Holidays’ heads winners at Marrakech Film Festival
Film took the Étoile d’Or and a joint best actress award.
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FeaturesJeff Nichols, filmmakers, mentors reflect on Marrakech’s Atlas Workshops
“It’s great to know [the filmmakers] are not going for the simple life, the simple thing,” said actress Hiam Abbass.
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NewsLina Soualem, Morad Mostafa among winners of Marrakech’s Atlas Workshop prizes
Mostafa, a Screen Arab Star Of Tomorrow, received the post-production prize for ‘Aisha Can’t Fly Away’ while Soualem won the Artekino International prize for ‘Alicante’.
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Reviews‘The Fourth Wall’: Marrakech Review
Laurent Lafitte stars in this period literary drama set against the backdrop of the Lebanon conflict
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Reviews‘Fanon’: Marrakech Review
French psychiatrist Frantz Fanon, and the formative years he spent in 1950s Algeria
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NewsLuca Guadagnino reflects on North African roots at opening of Marrakech film festival
Guadadigno heads the competition jury of this year’s festival.
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Reviews‘Silent Storms’: Marrakech Review
Mysterious sandstorms blow through this atmospheric Algeria-set sci-fi drama
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FeaturesBabatunde Apalowo wrestled with writer’s block to create second feature ‘In The Shadows Of Good Fortune’
Apalowo is presenting ‘The Shadow Of Good Fortune’ at Marrakech’s prestigious Atlas Workshops.
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FeaturesHow Cherien Dabis moved ‘All That’s Left Of You’ from Palestine to Cyprus and Greece to avoid the war
“It’s unheard of to have to re-prep a movie as many times as we had to on this one,” says the Palestine-US filmmaker.
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Features“It’s humour that will save us,” says ‘Bye Bye Tiberias’ director Lina Soualem as she prepares first fiction feature
‘Alicante’ is about a woman’s relationship with her Algerian parents who have moved to Spain to open a restaurant.
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FeaturesAtlas Workshops’ Hédi Zardi on why the programme has extended to include a business focus
Marrakech’s Atlas Workshops are now five days long in person, extending even longer online.
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FeaturesMarrakech artistic director Remi Bonhomme on the need for "passionate voices" in cinema
The artistic director of Marrakech International Film Festival discusses the importance of establishing the event as a significant global launchpad for films and talent from Morocco, the African continent and the Arab-speaking world.
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NewsMarrakech bolsters distribution-focused initiatives for 2024 edition (exclusive)
Festival will invite a broad selection of global distributors and expand Atlas Distribution Awards
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NewsTim Burton, Ava DuVernay, Justine Triet join starry Marrakech’s Conversations lineup
Eighteen top directors, actors, scriptwriters, and producers are expected in Marrakech this year for the Conversations programme.
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NewsLuca Guadagnino replaces Thomas Vinterberg as Marrakech jury head
The Danish filmmaker had to drop out for “family reasons”.
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NewsJustin Kurzel’s ‘The Order’ to open Marrakech film festival; full line-up revealed
This year’s festival will screen 70 films from 32 countries.
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NewsMarrakech to honour Sean Penn, David Cronenberg, Naima Elmcherqui
Moroccan actress Elmcherqui passed away on October 5 this year.
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NewsLina Soualem, Djanis Bouzyani, and Mouloud Ouyahia projects selected for Marrakech’s Atlas Workshops
The Atlas Workshops nurture and showcase projects by filmmakers from the MENA region.
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NewsThomas Vinterberg to chair Marrakech film festival jury
Danish filmmaker’s credits include ‘Another Round’ and ‘The Hunt’.
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NewsMorocco’s ‘The Mother of All Lies’ wins historic top prize at Marrakech
Further winners included Kamal Lazraq’s ‘Hounds’ and Lina Soualem’s ‘Bye Bye Tiberius’.