All Morocco articles – Page 3
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FeaturesIsmaël El Iraki talks developing Atlas Workshops project ‘Wolfmother’ with France’s Bac Films
At $3m, the film noir is a “pretty ambitious project”, says the Moroccan director.
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News“I insist on quality”: Atlas Workshops’ Hédi Zardi on genre films and the growing appeal of Arab and African cinema
The Atlas Workshops feature the participation of Martin Scorsese as its first patron this year.
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Features“We screen 440 hours of new content a year:” How Al Jazeera is becoming a major documentary player
“We are a bridge between filmmakers to the north and to the south.”
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NewsMarrakech’s Atlas Workshops unveils 25 projects from Arab and African filmmakers for 2023 edition
Projects come from 11 different countries across the Arab world and African continent.
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NewsMarrakech unveils 2023 line-up and sets Richard Linklater’s ‘Hit Man’ as opening film
Festival has programmed 75 films from 36 countries.
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NewsJoanna Hogg, Joel Edgerton join Marrakech festival jury
Zar Amir, Camille Cottin, Dee Rees, Tarek Saleh, Alexander Skarsgård and Leïla Slimani also join the jury
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NewsSpain’s Zabriskie Films launches distribution arm with Un Certain Regard title ‘Hounds’ (exclusive)
‘Hounds’ is the feature debut of Moroccan director Kamal Lazraq.
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Reviews‘The Mother Of All Lies’: Cannes Review
Asmae El Moudir explores the history of both her family and her Casablanca neighbourhood in this distinctive documentary
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NewsAhmed Yassin Al Daradji’s ‘Hanging Gardens’ tops Critics Awards for Arab Films
Morocco’s ‘The Blue Caftan’ wins a hat-trick of awards.
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Reviews‘Hounds’: Cannes Review
A hard-boiled thriller from Morocco about a father and son in over their heads
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Reviews‘Deserts’: Cannes Review
The adventures of Casablancan debt collectors take a sharp turn in Fauzi Bensaidi’s disorienting drama
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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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FeaturesIn 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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FeaturesArab 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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NewsMarrakech’s Atlas Workshops unveils selection for 2022 in-person industry initiative
The festival runs November 11-19
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NewsMarrakech 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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NewsMarrakech 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