E. Nina Rothe
Features“The session was magical”: Filmmakers reflect on their Atlas Workshops experiences
“It felt as if every meeting had been thoughtfully chosen for the specific needs of my project,” said one.
FeaturesArab Stars of Tomorrow 2025: Suzannah Mirghani, filmmaker (Sudan-Qatar)
Mirghani’s debut feature ‘Cotton Queen’ premiered in Venice’s Critics’ Week.
FeaturesArab Stars of Tomorrow 2025: Zoulikha Tahar, writer, director (Algeria)
Tahar is the first showrunner to be featured in Arab Stars of Tomorrow.
FeaturesArab Stars of Tomorrow 2025: Lamar Faden, actress (Saudi Arabia)
Faden’s credits include Saudi Arabia’s Oscar entry ‘Hijra’.
FeaturesArab Stars of Tomorrow 2025: Josef Akiki, actor (Lebanon)
Akiki first drew international attention with a role in Charlie Kaufman’s short film ’How To Shoot A Ghost’.
FeaturesArab Stars of Tomorrow 2025: Karim Daoud Anaya, actor (Palestine)
Anaya made his screen debut in Annemarie Jacir’s ’Palestine 36’.
FeaturesScandar Copti explains why he is exploring the “rebranding of genocide” in his doc project ‘A Childhood’
The Palestinian filmmaker describes the feature doc as a “cinematic act of resistance”.
FeaturesWhy Ghanaian director Amartei Armar started filming ’Vagabonds’ before it was fully financed
Armar’s 2022 short film ’Tsutsue’ was the first Ghanaian film to screen in competition at Cannes.
Features“We’re making films for the people”, says Tanzania’s Amil Shivji of his latest film ’Last Cow’
The Atlas Workshop project is set within a semi-nomadic ethnic group of the Maasai.
FeaturesLaila Marrakchi on returning to the Atlas Workshops with her highly anticipated ‘La Más Dulce’
The French-Moroccan filmmaker has spent a decade finessing her craft on series including ‘The Eddy’ and ‘Le Bureau’.
FeaturesSuha Arraf talks about hiding politics in human stories for Atlas Workshops project ’Chentian’
The Palestinian filmmaker co-wrote Eran Riklis’ ‘The Syrian Bride’ and ‘Lemon Tree’.
FeaturesAtlas Workshops’ Hédi Zardi looks ahead to the ‘epic, emotional stories’ told in the 2025 projects
Zardi says the Workshops provide a space to nurture creativity while giving a clear-eyed overview of market realities.
Features“The festival opens a conversation through cinema,” says Marrakech film festival’s Rémi Bonhomme
Marrakech has become a significant festival during awards season, while also platforming emerging talents.
FeaturesMoroccan film sector's “vibrant female presence” is helping to strengthen its international outlook
Maryam Touzani, Laïla Marrakchi and Meryem Benm’Barek-Aloïsi are among a slew of Moroccan filmmakers with new work in the pipeline.
Features75 films to tempt festival directors in 2025
Expect films from Chloe Zhao, Carla Simon, Julia Ducournau, Annemarie Jacir, Kathryn Bigelow, Lynne Ramsay and (possibly) Lucrecia Martel.
FeaturesJeff Nichols, filmmakers, mentors reflect on Marrakech’s Atlas Workshops
“It’s great to know [the filmmakers] are not going for the simple life, the simple thing,” said actress Hiam Abbass.
NewsLuca Guadagnino reflects on North African roots at opening of Marrakech film festival
Guadadigno heads the competition jury of this year’s festival.
FeaturesBabatunde Apalowo wrestled with writer’s block to create second feature ‘In The Shadows Of Good Fortune’
Apalowo is presenting ‘The Shadow Of Good Fortune’ at Marrakech’s prestigious Atlas Workshops.
FeaturesHow Cherien Dabis moved ‘All That’s Left Of You’ from Palestine to Cyprus and Greece to avoid the war
“It’s unheard of to have to re-prep a movie as many times as we had to on this one,” says the Palestine-US filmmaker.
Features“It’s humour that will save us,” says ‘Bye Bye Tiberias’ director Lina Soualem as she prepares first fiction feature
‘Alicante’ is about a woman’s relationship with her Algerian parents who have moved to Spain to open a restaurant.