All Morocco articles – Page 4
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NewsMarrakech film festival cancelled for second year, Atlas Workshops moved online
Industry-focused Atlas Workshops previously supported 2021 festival hits Feathers and The Gravedigger’s Wife.
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FeaturesNabil Ayouch discusses youthful Cannes hip-hop drama ‘Casablanca Beats’
Drama was inspired by cultural centre Ayouch spearheaded in Casablanca slum neighbourhood.
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Reviews‘Casablanca Beats’: Cannes Review
A vibrant musical from Nabil Ayouch, shot over two years at the cultural centre he founded
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NewsWild Bunch boards Nabil Ayouch’s ‘Casablanca Beats’, posts ‘Titane’, ‘Deception’ deals (exclusive)
Casablanca Beats is first Moroccan film to play in Cannes Competition since 1962.
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NewsMAD Solutions unveils 50-picture MENA distribution slate
Acquisitions include upcoming films Yousry Nasrallah, Muayad Alayan and Mohamed ben Attia.
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NewsCairo sets 2021 dates as Middle East’s autumn festival scene heats up
The oldest film festival in the Middle East sets a December slot for second-year running.
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NewsMPM Premium boards Iranian Berlinale Encounters title ‘District Terminal’ (exclusive)
The producer and actors-writers worked on Mohammad Rasoulof’s 2020 Berlinale Golden Bear winner There Is No Evil.
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News‘Goodbye Julia’, ‘Life Suits Me Well’ scoop El Gouna project prizes
CineGouna project development event metes out $250,000-worth of awards.
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NewsCairo International Film Festival (CIFF) sets new December dates
Festival pushes back dates by two weeks to ensure proper hygiene measures are in place.
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NewsYousry Nasrallah, Kaouther Ben Hania head to Cairo Film Connection
Parent event Cairo International Film Festival pushing on with 42nd edition.
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NewsMarrakech cancels festival, moves industry-focused Atlas Workshops online
Physical festival had been due to take place in Marrakech with new new artistic director Remi Bonhomme at the helm.
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NewsPalestinian Nasser brothers and late documentarian Dalila Ennadre secure Doha funding
Doha Film Institute (DFI) supports 39 projects in spring 2020 funding round.
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News‘It Must Be Heaven’, ‘Adam’ top Critics Awards for Arab films nominations
Fourth edition is based on votes of 142 Arab and international critics hailing from 57 countries.
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FeaturesMy Working From Home Life: Lebanese producer Georges Schoucair
“We finished the shoot for Ely Dagher’s Harvest just as the first case of Covid-19 was reported in Lebanon.”
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NewsRémi Bonhomme appointed artistic director of Marrakech Film Festival
Bonhomme will step down from role as programme manager at Cannes Critics’ Week after 2020 edition.
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NewsDoha supports new film and TV projects by Hicham Lasri, Soudade Kaadan and Karim Aïnouz
Qatari institute supports a record 42 projects in autumn funding round.
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Features12 Asian, Middle Eastern and African titles to tempt festival directors in 2020
Includes new films from Ann Hui, Mohamed Diab and Kaouther Ben Hania.
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NewsWhy Arab and African indie filmmakers are embracing genre cinema
Mati Diop, Talal Selhami and Larissa Sansour discuss their different routes to genre at Marrakech’s Atlas Workshops.
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NewsNetflix-backed Atlas Workshops to showcase rare films from Comoro Islands, Tanzania and Djibouti
Second edition of project platform will showcase 28 feature projects.
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Reviews'Adam': Cannes Review
A deceptively slender story marks an accomplished debut from Maryan Touzani