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MOROCCO / First Fez International Film Festival

The first Fez International Film Festival (FIFF), initiated by an association of the same name, will be held from November 13th to 17th. The organisers’ aim is to strengthen the town’s cultural identity and promote the Moroccan film industry as a whole. They hope it will “help boost the production, making and promotion of national …

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MOROCCO / 2M launches a competition to reward less sexist advertising

2M’s Parity and Diversity Committee is trying to reduce clichés and fight stereotypes. Since its creation in 2013 many projects promoting the status of women have been started. In 2015 a study day on the way women are perceived in Moroccan media highlighted the importance of advertising in the perpetuation of stereotypes. The committee then …

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ALGERIA MOROCCO / Huge success for Algerian film-makers at the International Festival of Amazigh Film

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The 11th International Festival of Amazigh Film, held in Agadir, closed on March 6th. Algerian journalist and writer Arezki Metref won the documentary Grand Prix for his film “Une journée au soleil”. Released in 2018, this film deals with immigration to France and the role of the Algerian community in France through history. Noredine Kebaili, …

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MOROCCO / Tétouan International Mediterranean Film Festival

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The 24th Tétouan Mediterranean International Film Festival, whose theme is “Cinema and Freedoms”, took place from March 24th to 31st. Under the patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, the event was created by the Fondation du Festival cinéma méditerranéen de Tétouan, the Institut français, the Bolloré Logistics Association, the Ministry of Education and various …

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OMAN / Big success for Moroccan and Algerian productions at the Muscat Festival

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From March 26th to 31st the 10th Muscat International Film Festival took place in Oman. 95 documentaries and drama films were screened. The festival, directed by Khalid Abdul Rahim al-Zadjali, is considered one of the most open for north African films, after the Alexandria and Cairo festivals. Algeria did well at Muscat, winning three awards …

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MOROCCO / 2M receives an award for its initiative “Africawomenexperts.com”

2M’s “Parity and Diversity Committee” was created in 2013 to fight all forms of discrimination, including inequalities between women and men. In particular it created the web-site “Expertes.ma”, a database of women specialists in more than 150 fields. The web-site is primarily intended for journalists and media professionals who wish to increase the presence of …

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MOROCCO / Ratings success for 2M in January

The Moroccan Inter-professional Media Ratings Centre has published its first monthly report, the usual format being a weekly version. During the month of January, 29 million Moroccans (out of 35 million inhabitants) watched a Moroccan channel at least once, with an average viewing time of 3 hours and 39 minutes per day per person. The …

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