Cinema of Morocco

Cinema of Morocco
International Film Festival of Marrakech
Foreign movies shot in Morocco

The cinema of Morocco refers to the film industry in Morocco.

History

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.^[1]

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.

Notable films

• Le chevrier Marocain (1897)
• Le fils maudit (1958)

Festivals

• International Film Festival of Marrakech
• Mediterranean Film Festival

See also

• List of foreign movies shot in Morocco
• Culture of Morocco
• Cinema of the world

References

1. ^ http://www.wellesnet.com/filming_othello.htm

External links

Cinema of Africa

Cinema of Algeria Cinema of Burkina Faso Cinema of Egypt Cinema of Kenya Cinema of Morocco Cinema of Niger Cinema of Nigeria Cinema of Senegal Cinema of Somalia Cinema of South Africa

• Moroccan Cinema Cinema portal in Morocco
• CineMa Cinema
• [1] JAWHARA, prison girl, by Saad Chraïbi, in Babelmed.net