MOROCCAN CINEMA… (In the Entertainment industry. Moroccan Cinema)

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MOROCCAN CINEMA… (In the Entertainment industry. Moroccan Cinema)

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Moroccan Cinema

Moroccan cinema encompasses both films, television and film productions produced in Morocco. In contrast to other cinemas of Europe and the Maghreb, the Moroccan state has long left the cinema trying by itself to find the necessary means to its survival and development nationally and internationally. French protectorate of Morocco (1912-1956) had established a censorship board that has survived until independence. This regulator and until the seventies was mainly concerned with the control of the distribution of foreign films especially that the domestic production was still low compared to that of the Francophone countries. In this way, Morocco has left the field open to other cinemas competitors who have asserted easily with the Moroccan public, and now must deal with several years of delay. It is the same for other artistic fields such as music, for example.

Recently, the country’s cultural policy has changed (especially under the leadership of the International Film Festival of Marrakech), Morocco has just acquired a brand new film industry. Nowadays, Moroccan cinema rose and many prospects look promising, Moroccan cinema is increasingly selected and / or winning in Arab, African and Western festivals, which encourages more young people to embark on a career in the 7th Art.

Moroccan Film Commission

http://www.morocco-film-production.com

History

The cinema of Morocco dates back to "The Moroccan Goatherd" by Louis Lumière in 1897.

Cinema in Morocco has a long history, stretching back over a century to the filming of Le chevrier Marocain ("The Moroccan Goatherd") by Louis Lumière in 1897. Between that time and 1944, many foreign movies were shot in the country, especially in the Ouarzazate area.

In 1944, the Moroccan Cinematographic Center (CCM), the nation's film regulatory body, was established. Studios were also opened in Rabat.

In 1952, Orson Welles' Othello won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival under the Moroccan flag. However, the Festival's musicians did not play the Moroccan national anthem, as no one in attendance knew what it was.

Six years later, Mohammed Ousfour would create the first Moroccan movie, Le fils maudit ("The Damned Son").

In 1968, the first Mediterranean Film Festival was held in Tangier. In its current incarnation, the event is held in Tetouan.

This was followed in 1982 with the first national festival of cinema, which was held in Rabat.

In 2001, the first International Film Festival of Marrakech (FIFM) was also held in Marrakech.

Given the current geo-political climate, all eyes are focused on developments in the Arab world, whether political, military or cultural.

Historically positioned at a crossroads between North and South and East and West, Morocco is one of the most developed countries in both the Arab World and Africa, and since 2008 has maintained an “advanced status” with the European Union, paving the way to full accession to the E.U. internal market.

Since film-loving King Mohamed VI ascended to the throne in 1999, cinema has received significant support.

The Marrakech Film Festival, now celebrating its 15th edition, has served as an important showcase for world cinema and also for Morocco’s liberal outlook.

Over recent years, Morocco, whose name means the Western Kingdom, has been consistently chosen to lens blockbuster productions – recent examples including “Spectre” and “Mission Impossible 6 – Rogue Nation” – because film producers are attracted by the kingdom’s spectacular locations, overall security and film-friendly environment.

During this same period, catalyzed by the presence of major foreign shoots and a major international film festival, Moroccan cinema has evolved into one of the Arab World’s most dynamic film industries, vying with the traditional film powerhouse of Egypt.

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Freedom of speech has been vaunted as one of the strengths of the Moroccan film industry, placing the country at the forefront of the Arab world in terms of artistic freedom.

At home, Moroccan films have consistently represented around half of the country’s Top Ten films at the box-office and 2015 has been no exception.

Moroccan helmers such as Nabil Ayouch, Noureddine Lakhmari, Hicham Lasri, Faouzi Bensaidi, Leila Kilani and Narjiss Nejjar, have also become regulars on the international festival circuit.

Sarim Fassi Fihri, the head of the Moroccan Cinema Center (CCM), would like to see further progress of the domestic industry with increasing presence in A-list festivals, and cites Romania – which won the Palme d’Or in Cannes in 2007 – as an inspiration.

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