From November 5th to December 15th Le Maghreb des Films will show sixty feature and short films in 11 Parisian venues and 40 cinemas around the city outskirts and in the provinces. Among these films, fifteen are being projected in pre-release, including the latest films by Mohamed Lakhdar-Hamina (“Crépuscule des ombres” Twilight of the shadows), Hassen Ferhani (“Dans ma tête un rond-point” In my head a roundabout), Leyla Bouzid (“A peine j’ouvre les yeux” I hardly open my eyes), Hicham Lasri (“The sea is behind”) and Malek Bensmail (“Contre-pouvoirs” Counter-powers).
For this, its 7th edition, the festival is also screening a retrospective of the Moroccan director Daoud Aoulad Siad (“Adieu forain”, “En attendant Pasolini”). Tributes will be paid to Algerian writer Assia Djebar (1936-2015) with the screening of her two documentaries, to the Moroccan director Ahmed Bouanani and the Tunisian film-maker Tahar Cheriaa. The former head of the Centre Cinématographique Marocain, Noureddine Saïl, has been given a free hand to present a selection of Mediterranean films.
Click here to consult the complete festival programme.
