News about audiovisual in Morocco
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The Centre Cinématographique Marocain (CCM) has published its 2021 cinema report. Looking at the statistics it is clear there has been a significant drop in the number of cinema admissions across the country. Between 2017 and 2019 admissions increased, with 1,883,425 in 2019, the year before cinemas had to close because of the Covid pandemic. …
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On June 10th the Moroccan Minister of Youth, Culture and Communication, Mehdi Bensaïd, went to Salé to inaugurate a cinema in the Mohamed Hajji cultural complex. It is the first of the 150 multi-purpose auditoriums (cinema, theatre and shows) the Kingdom wants to open in the country. For Mehdi Bensaïd, “this cinema project is important …
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The Tetouan Mediterranean Film Festival took place from June 10th to 17th. The key to this 27th year was the importance of being back in cinemas: “Coming back into cinemas like this gives us overwhelming joy and satisfaction, not only watching the films, but also, and most importantly, sharing intense emotions.” The closing ceremony was …
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After Marrakech and Ouarzazate, now Dakhla has its own film commission. Chaired by producer Asma Graimiche, the commission will promote the town and its region as a special destination for international film-making and as an African hub for the film industry. The commission will help international and national production companies wanting to film in the …
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After a year’s delay, the first multiplex in the Moroccan port city of El Jadida is scheduled to open this July. Managed by CINEATLAS, it will contain three cinemas with a total of 338 seats. The building also houses a library, a garden and an auditorium. The project was initiated by Pierre-François Bernet, a French …
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FICAM (the Festival international du cinéma d’animation de Meknès) celebrated its 20th anniversary from May 6th to 11th. Organized jointly by the Aïcha Foundation and the Institut français, the festival celebrated Moroccan animated films by creating the first Moroccan animation film forum. The forum ran from May 6th to 8th, bringing professional animators together with …
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In partnership with the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC), Netflix has announced the five Arab women directors and producers who will receive the Netflix Fund for Creative Equity. Created in 2021 this fund “is a dedicated effort to create new opportunities for under-represented communities within entertainment,” according to the Netflix web site. The …
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