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SPAIN MOROCCO / # YOMEQUEDOENCASA by the Casa Africa, the FCAT and Seville University

At the end of March Casa Africa, the Festival de Cinéma Africain de Tarifa (FCAT) and the University of Seville created the # YOMEQUEDOENCASA campaign to encourage people to stay at home during confinement. 40 African films were made available and could be downloaded free. All you needed to view the films was send an …

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MOROCCO / The CCM puts various films online

The Centre Cinématographique Marocain (CCM) announced in a press release that several films are now available online. A list of 25 eclectic, multi-audience Moroccan films can be viewed free during this period of confinement. Each feature film will be online for 48 hours. The list includes : – Hayat by Raouf Sebbahi (2017), available on …

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MOROCCO / Cancellation of filming The Forgiven

Filming The Forgiven, an English production directed by John Michael McDonagh, had to stop because of the coronavirus pandemic. Now it won’t be completed at the end of March as hoped. The crew and cast, including Ralph Fiennes, Jessica Chastain, Caleb Landry Jones and Saïd Taghmaoui, have been repatriated as part of government measures. Phil …

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MOROCCO / Annual report of the film industry for 2019

On March 7th the Centre Cinématographique Marocain released the annual film industry report for 2019. The document covers every aspect of the industry : As far as production is concerned, a large number of Moroccan films have been authorized (22 feature films, 115 short films, 39 television series, 20 TV films, 125 commercials and 18 …

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MOROCCO / 7th Cap Spartel Film Festival

Organised by the Observatoire marocain de l’image et des médias, the 7th Cap Spartel Film Festival will run from March 18th to 21st. This year, “Cinema and human rights” will be the topic discussed at Tangier’s Rif Cinematheque. Each year the Cap Spartel Film Festival focusses on a country and its films. This year Czech …

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MOROCCO / Redemption Day, a Moroccan block-buster

On May 22nd 2019 Hicham Hajji climbed the famous steps at the Cannes festival to present images from his new project, Redemption Day. A year later, the Moroccan producer/director showed extracts of his first feature film to potential buyers at the 70th Berlin Film Festival. During his various public appearances, Hicham Hajji has always presented …

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MOROCCO / Clebs wins awards at the Berlinale

Halima Ouardir’s new film, Clebs [Dogs], won the Crystal Bear for Best Short Film at this year’s Berlin Film Festival. “The dogs’ coats – brown, beige, black and white – blend with the ochre of the earth and the sun-drenched walls. Quiet when they’re resting, the place becomes deafening at feeding time when the animals …

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