News about audiovisual in Morocco
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On June 21st a fire devastated part of the Ouarzazate Cinema Museum. Apparently the fire was caused by the special effects used during a film shoot. No casualties were reported but a large part of the museum’s equipment, sets and other material were destroyed. Covering an area of 2 hectares, the Ouarzazate Cinema Museum was …
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Morocco was the only Arab country present at the International Animated Film Market (MIFA), part of the 48th Annecy International Festival of Animated Film. The pavilion was run by the Centre Cinématographique Marocain (CCM). CCM’s presence at MIFA gave people working in animation in Morocco the chance to show their film and audiovisual productions and …
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On June 10th Jérôme Cohen-Olivar’s feature film, Autisto, began six weeks’ filming in Casablanca. Produced by Zhor Fassi-Fihri, the film is about a mother struggling with her teenage son’s severe autism. Refusing to accept his disability, she fights to help him find his place in society. The director explained that the film is inspired by …
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On May 18th, during the 77th Cannes Film Festival, a co-production agreement was signed by Rachida DATI, the French Culture Minister and Mohamed Mehdi BENSAID, the Moroccan Minister of Youth, Culture and Communication. The agreement replaces one signed in 1977 and will offer producers in both countries “a modernized framework, in keeping with contemporary production …
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ATV Distribution, a Turkish company based in Istanbul, announced that Moroccan television has bought the broadcasting rights to two series: A Little Sunshine and Lifeline. The Lifeline series has been licensed in 70 countries. With 207 episodes this drama series is about a young married woman and her son, both victims of her husband’s violence. …
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The 29th Tetouan Mediterranean Film Festival was held from April 27th to May 4th. Many films from across the Mediterranean were screened, some in a feature film competition, others in a programme called Coup de cœur. Chaired by Palestinian director Elia Suleiman, the jury awarded the Grand Prix to D’Abdul à Leïla by Leïla Albayati, …
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The Moroccan comedy Jouj was released in France on April 17th, distributed by Golden Afrique Ciné. The film’s initial release was in 41 cinemas across the country. Jouj is a comedy co-written by two comedians Driss and Mehdi, and Bouchra Malek. The two central characters, Halim and Mounir, find a notebook – not realising it’s …
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