After the announcement by Sarim Fassi Fihri, head of the Centre Cinématographique Marocain, that in 2014 there had been record investment in film and television productions shot in Morocco, “The Guardian” newspaper claimed that Morocco is ranked among the Top Ten film locations in the world, just behind Vancouver (Canada) and ahead of New Zealand. …
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MOROCCO / “Notre Histoire, Notre fierté” on Medi 1 TV
Since April 12th Medi 1 TV has been broadcasting “Notre Histoire, Notre fierté” (Our History, Our Pride) a new series on Moroccan history – the personalities and major periods which have marked and altered the country’s history. There are four episodes on each of the personalities chosen, and through them we discover Morocco’s historical heritage. …
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MOROCCO / Call for tenders for the Moroccan channel 2M
2M has launched a call for tenders for the production and external co-production of 18 broadcast programmes (drama, documentaries, sitcoms). Of the four lots, two are for documentaries. For useful information and to download the files of the tender go to: http://e-depot.2m.ma/index.php/fr/accueil Bids will be opened on May 14th at 10 am at the headquarters …
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MOROCCO / Filming Larry Charles’ “Army of One”
Morocco is the base location for Larry Charles’ new film “Army of One” with American actor Nicolas Cage in the lead role. This new comedy is based on the true story of Gary Faulkner, nicknamed “Mountain Rambo”, a former prisoner of Colorado who sets off alone to hunt for Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan. He …
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MOROCCO / Evaluation of Moroccan film production in 2014
Sarim Fassi Fihri, head of the Centre Cinématographique Marocain, announced a record investment in film and television productions shot in Morocco in 2014. 38 foreign productions were made there: 27 feature films (Mission Impossible 5, American Sniper, Exodus, Queen of the Desert) and 11 series (Transporter, Odyssey). In all, 1.17 billion dirhams were generated by …
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MOROCCO / The series “L’Couple” discontinued
The series “L’Couple” directed by Amir Rouani and broadcast on 2M during Ramadan will not have a third season. The series centred on a Moroccan couple in their sixties, Lhaj Kabbour and Chaibia, going about their everyday life in a humorous way. Hassan El Fad, the actor who plays the character of Lhaj Kabbour, said …
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MOROCCO / Morocco has its own equivalent of “Fort Boyard”
“Jazirat Al Kanz” is the new programme from 2M, on air since February 24th. It’s the Moroccan version of a popular French game-show “Fort Boyard”, already adapted in many countries. Filmed entirely in the famous Fort Boyard near La Rochelle in France during the summer 2014, it consists of ten weekly 52-minute prime-time slots. Several …
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