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MOROCCO / A partnership signed between the Office National Marocain du Tourisme (ONMT) and the Centre Cinématographique Marocain (CCM)

Signatures ONMT CCM

Friday March 12th in Rabat, the Office National Marocain du Tourisme (ONMT) and the Centre Cinématographique Marocain (CCM) signed a partnership agreement to promote Morocco in the international film and audiovisual industry. The goal is to make the country more attractive to foreign producers and to encourage growth. According to Observateur.info, this partnership plans to develop an offer called “Morocco, Shooting …

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MOROCCO / End of May release for the first science fiction film shot in Morocco

Lumina

“Lumina” is the first science fiction feature film shot in the Kingdom of Morocco. Canadian director Gino McKoy filmed in the regions of Marrakech and Ouarzazate, particularly in the Agafay desert and the mountains of that region. In an interview with La Tribune de Marrakech he promises a “mix of drama, action and science fiction.” The plot follows …

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SPAIN MOROCCO / The 2021 Tarifa-Tangier Festival of African Film open to applications until March 12th

FCAT 2021

The Tarifa-Tangier African Film Festival (FCAT) is launching a call to participate in its 18th edition. The deadline is midnight on March 12th. This year’s two-continent event is scheduled from May 28th to June 6th. An independent film festival, FCAT has become a reference in the Spanish-speaking world. Created in 2003, it promotes “films from the African continent …

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MOROCCO / The drama short film “Riad de mes rêves” chosen for the 2021 Meraki Film Festival

Riad de mes rêves

Zineb Tamour’s film has been selected for the final phase of Germany’s Meraki Film Festival. Shot in Rabat and Salé, the director says her film is a “form of protest – on the one hand to raise awareness about Moroccan women’s limited access to the film industry and its related professions; and on the other …

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MOROCCO / “Autisto”, first co-production between Morocco, Israel and the United States

Jérôme Cohen Olivar

Franco-Moroccan director Jérôme Cohen Olivar has given the first details of his upcoming film “Autisto” in an interview with the Moroccan news channel Le360. “Autisto” is about Ronit, a Jewish woman from Tel Aviv, and her long fight for her autistic and epileptic child. When yet another epileptic seizure sends her son to hospital, Ronit seems …

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MOROCCO / New reality TV show

Starting on November 24th, 2M’s schedule will be enhanced with a new reality TV show: “Who Will Invest in My Project? Startups Special”. Launched in partnership with the telecoms operator Inwi, this “tech show” combining reality TV with entertainment will bring start-ups and investors face to face. The show will be presented by Medhi Boukhari …

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MOROCCO / Zineb Tamourt’s Riad de mes rêves wins award

Moroccan director Zineb Tamourt won Best Screenwriter for Riad de mes rêves at New Zealand’s RedWood Festival. Her short film is set in Casablanca at the end of the 1970’s: Hiba, 12, has always been passionate about the arts. Close to her home something called a cinema opens. Fascinated, she breaks her mother’s prohibition and …

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