News about audiovisual in Morocco
⇒ CLICK HERE to go back to the map
Moroccan director Zhor Fassi-Fihri has begun filming her new feature film, L’Homme des Signes. Co-written with Jérôme Cohen-Olivar, this dramatised biography retraces the life of Mehdi Qotbi (born 1951), a painter and the president of the National Museum Foundation. The film-makers chose to combine real and fictional elements to tell his story. Filming will take …
Permanent link to this article: https://mediterranee-audiovisuelle.com/morocco-lhomme-des-signes-a-feature-film-based-on-the-life-of-the-painter-mehdi-qotbi-is-in-preparation/?lang=en
The 4th International Reality Film Festival was held in Tangier from May 14th to 18th. Organized by a Moroccan association called Les Lions du nord pour la culture et l’art, the festival features a professional short film competition. This year twelve films were presented, including Closure by Mooney Abu Samra (Jordan), Une Histoire de Vacances …
Permanent link to this article: https://mediterranee-audiovisuelle.com/morocco-tangier-international-reality-film-festival-closes/?lang=en
On May 5th Donald Trump announced online that he was implementing a 100% tariff on American films shot outside the country. “We want films made in America” he declared. While the details remain unclear, the tax is worrying the audiovisual sector in many countries, including Morocco where, according to Atlas Studio, American productions represent 30% …
Permanent link to this article: https://mediterranee-audiovisuelle.com/morocco-trumps-taxation-threats-worry-moroccos-audiovisual-sector/?lang=en
Shot in Morocco, Olivier Laxe’ Franco-Spanish film Sirat has been selected for the official competition of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. The story is set in Morocco’s Jbel Saghro mountains where Louis, accompanied by his young son, is searching for his daughter who disappeared at an electronic music festival. Their search takes them across the …
Permanent link to this article: https://mediterranee-audiovisuelle.com/morocco-spain-cannes-film-festival-filmed-in-morocco-sirat-is-chosen-for-the-official-competition/?lang=en
The Marjane Group, owner of several shopping centres in Morocco, is partnering with the French film company Pathé to expand its offerings by combining retail outlets with entertainment and culture. As Ayoub Azami, Chairman and CEO of Marjane Group, explains: “This partnership is part of our strategy to develop high-value-added services designed to enrich the …
Permanent link to this article: https://mediterranee-audiovisuelle.com/morocco-pathe-and-the-marjane-group-develop-a-partnership-in-morocco/?lang=en
The television channel 2M announced an audience share of 36% during prime time on the first day of Ramadan. For the entire day it averaged 30%. That first evening three of its flagship series were highly successful. Leading the way was the sitcom Mabrouk Elina, which attracted 12.2 million viewers. Then came Addam Al Machrouk …
Permanent link to this article: https://mediterranee-audiovisuelle.com/morocco-2m-recorded-36-audience-share-on-the-first-day-of-ramadan/?lang=en
The first International Spring Film Festival opened its doors in Ouezzane from April 9th to 12th with the theme “A Big Screen for a Small Town: Cinema and the Dialogue of Cultures.” The festival’s aim, according to its organizers, is to support national productions and boost the local and international artistic scene. They hope to …
Permanent link to this article: https://mediterranee-audiovisuelle.com/morocco-1st-international-spring-film-festival/?lang=en
