All Morocco articles – Page 2
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NewsMarrakech unveils 2023 line-up and sets Richard Linklater’s ‘Hit Man’ as opening film
Festival has programmed 75 films from 36 countries.
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NewsJoanna Hogg, Joel Edgerton join Marrakech festival jury
Zar Amir, Camille Cottin, Dee Rees, Tarek Saleh, Alexander Skarsgård and Leïla Slimani also join the jury
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NewsSpain’s Zabriskie Films launches distribution arm with Un Certain Regard title ‘Hounds’ (exclusive)
‘Hounds’ is the feature debut of Moroccan director Kamal Lazraq.
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Reviews‘The Mother Of All Lies’: Cannes Review
Asmae El Moudir explores the history of both her family and her Casablanca neighbourhood in this distinctive documentary
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NewsAhmed Yassin Al Daradji’s ‘Hanging Gardens’ tops Critics Awards for Arab Films
Morocco’s ‘The Blue Caftan’ wins a hat-trick of awards.
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Reviews‘Hounds’: Cannes Review
A hard-boiled thriller from Morocco about a father and son in over their heads
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Reviews‘Deserts’: Cannes Review
The adventures of Casablancan debt collectors take a sharp turn in Fauzi Bensaidi’s disorienting drama
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News‘The Blue Caftan’ leads nominations in Critics Awards for Arab Films
Three categories have been added to this year’s awards.
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Reviews‘Animalia’: Sundance Review
A wealthy, heavily pregnant woman experiences a crisis of faith in this enigmatic Morocco-set debut
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FeaturesIn conversation: ‘The Blue Caftan’, ‘Under The Fig Trees’ directors talk tradition vs modernity and Oscar campaigns
The directors of The Blue Caftan and Under The Fig Trees — Morocco and Tunisia’s entries to this year’s Oscars — discuss how the collision of tradition and modernity in their work reflects a region in transition.
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Reviews‘A Summer In Boujad’: Red Sea Review
A teenage boy struggles with a move from Paris to Morocco
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FeaturesArab Stars of Tomorrow 2022: Sofia Alaoui, writer/director (Morocco)
Alaoui’s short ’So What If The Goats Die’ won the grand jury prize at Sundance 2020.
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NewsMarrakech’s Atlas Workshops unveils selection for 2022 in-person industry initiative
The festival runs November 11-19
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NewsMarrakech unveils line-up for comeback 2022 edition
Official competition includes Maryam Touzani’s The Blue Caftan and Cristèle Alves Meira’s Alma Viva.
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NewsMarrakech Film Festival unveils star-powered jury to join president Paolo Sorrentino
Diane Kruger, Vanessa Kirby, Oscar Isaac among the jury members for festival’s comeback edition.
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Reviews‘The Damned Don’t Cry’: Venice Review
A mother and son reside on the fringes of Moroccan society in Fyzal Boulifa’s impressive second feature
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NewsMorocco joins territories to ban ‘The Lady Of Heaven’
The Moroccan Supreme Ulema council claimed ‘The Lady Of Heaven’ was a ”blatant falsification”.
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Reviews‘The Blue Caftan’: Cannes Review
This beautifully textured Moroccan drama is a ’superbly acted and emotionally resonant offering’
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NewsAdil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah: rebels with a cause at Cannes
Prolific directors’ latest film ’Rebel’ plays out of competition in Cannes