At Rabat on January 21st, during its inaugural general assembly and at the request of associations and foundations organising international film events in Morocco, the Federation of International Film Festivals in Morocco was created to promote Moroccan films.
According to a press release issued by the new organization, the Federation “is intended to represent the festivals which belong to it with the institutions and supervisory bodies of the sector, establish a platform for dialogue with the sponsors of these festivals, reinforce organizational professionalism, guarantee the autonomy of the festivals, establish cooperation and exchange of experiences between the organizers of the international film festivals.”
The Federation also wants to improve the level of people organising international film festivals through specialized nationwide training. It wants to establish partnerships with international festivals, and establish dialogue and agreements with film professionals, its objective being to promote national and international films and create archives and specialised journals for festivals.
The same inaugural general assembly appointed Abdelkébir Berquia to chair the Board of Directors and Noureddine Chamaou to be vice chair.
Source: menara.ma
