All Morocco articles – Page 2
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News
‘The Blue Caftan’ leads nominations in Critics Awards for Arab Films
Three categories have been added to this year’s awards.
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Reviews
‘Animalia’: Sundance Review
A wealthy, heavily pregnant woman experiences a crisis of faith in this enigmatic Morocco-set debut
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Features
In conversation: ‘The Blue Caftan’, ‘Under The Fig Trees’ directors talk tradition vs modernity and Oscar campaigns
The directors of The Blue Caftan and Under The Fig Trees — Morocco and Tunisia’s entries to this year’s Oscars — discuss how the collision of tradition and modernity in their work reflects a region in transition.
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Reviews
‘A Summer In Boujad’: Red Sea Review
A teenage boy struggles with a move from Paris to Morocco
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Features
Arab Stars of Tomorrow 2022: Sofia Alaoui, writer/director (Morocco)
Alaoui’s short ’So What If The Goats Die’ won the grand jury prize at Sundance 2020.
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Marrakech’s Atlas Workshops unveils selection for 2022 in-person industry initiative
The festival runs November 11-19
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Marrakech unveils line-up for comeback 2022 edition
Official competition includes Maryam Touzani’s The Blue Caftan and Cristèle Alves Meira’s Alma Viva.
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Marrakech Film Festival unveils star-powered jury to join president Paolo Sorrentino
Diane Kruger, Vanessa Kirby, Oscar Isaac among the jury members for festival’s comeback edition.
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Reviews
‘The Damned Don’t Cry’: Venice Review
A mother and son reside on the fringes of Moroccan society in Fyzal Boulifa’s impressive second feature
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Morocco joins territories to ban ‘The Lady Of Heaven’
The Moroccan Supreme Ulema council claimed ‘The Lady Of Heaven’ was a ”blatant falsification”.
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Reviews
‘The Blue Caftan’: Cannes Review
This beautifully textured Moroccan drama is a ’superbly acted and emotionally resonant offering’
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Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah: rebels with a cause at Cannes
Prolific directors’ latest film ’Rebel’ plays out of competition in Cannes
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Films Boutique scores sales on Un Certain Regard title ‘The Blue Caftan’ (exclusive)
Maryam Touzani’s has its Cannes premiere later this week for Films Boutique.
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MENA’s Front Row boards Moroccan director Hicham Ayouch’s ‘Abdelinho’
Front Row has been pushing into production with first titles including Perfect Strangers and Intouchables remakes.
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Cairo film festival announces earlier 2022 dates, clashing with Marrakech
The festival is under new management following the departure of former CIFF president Mohamed Hefzy.
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Marrakech film festival announces earlier 2022 dates
Morocco’s biggest film festival was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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14 Middle Eastern and North African films to tempt festival directors in 2022
Cannes 2019 discoveries Mounia Meddour and Maryam Touzani are among the MENA filmmakers with works in post-production.
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Laïla Marrakchi plans return to cinema with strawberry picker drama ‘La Más Dulce’
Laïla Marrakchi talks Atlas Workshops strawberry picker drama ‘La Más Dulce’
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Features
Atlas Workshops to showcase a new generation of Moroccan filmmakers
2022 looks set to be a promising year for Moroccan cinema.