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The Marrakech International Film Festival was created in 2001 by His Majesty King Mohammed VI to promote and develop the art of cinema and the film industry in Morocco.
Today, after more than twenty years, the Festival is a place of expression and discovery that takes up the challenges of diversity, exchange and enrichment. It is also an opportunity for Morocco to welcome and pay tribute to great personalities of the world of film. The event attracts a large audience, both national and international, and benefits from a strong reputation and its prestigious image.
The Network of Alternative Arab Screens (NAAS), brought together 16 movie theaters in Arabic-speaking countries, held its general assembly during the Workshops. It awarded the NAAS Distribution Prize to the film:
THE GRAVEDIGGER by Khadar Ahmed (Djibouti)
Produced by Bufo Ab (Finland) and Twenty Twenty Vision Filmproduktion (Germany)
This award, worth $3,000, will enable the director to screen his film in several Arabic-speaking countries.
NAAS partnered with the Marrakech International Film Festival for the Ateliers de l’Atlas industry platform, during which NAAS hosted two days of Cinapses Labs in Marrakech on December 4–5, 2019. More details on the Cinapses page.
