All articles by E. Nina Rothe
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Features75 films to tempt festival directors in 2026
Screen’s network of correspondents selects a snapshot of arthouse and independent films poised for selection by A-list film festivals.
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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.
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FeaturesArab Stars of Tomorrow 2025: Zoulikha Tahar, writer, director (Algeria)
Tahar is the first showrunner to be featured in Arab Stars of Tomorrow.
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FeaturesArab Stars of Tomorrow 2025: Suzannah Mirghani, filmmaker (Sudan-Qatar)
Mirghani’s debut feature ‘Cotton Queen’ premiered in Venice’s Critics’ Week.
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FeaturesArab Stars of Tomorrow 2025: Lamar Faden, actress (Saudi Arabia)
Faden’s credits include Saudi Arabia’s Oscar entry ‘Hijra’.
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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’.
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FeaturesArab Stars of Tomorrow 2025: Karim Daoud Anaya, actor (Palestine)
Anaya made his screen debut in Annemarie Jacir’s ’Palestine 36’.
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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”.
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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.
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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.
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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’.
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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’.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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NewsLuca Guadagnino reflects on North African roots at opening of Marrakech film festival
Guadadigno heads the competition jury of this year’s festival.
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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.
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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.