Marrakech Film Festival Creates Atlas Programs

Marrakech Intl. The Film Festival created Atlas programs, a banner that brings together all its initiatives for industrial professionals. The Festival also launched the Atlas distribution meetings, which brings together 60 distribution professionals from the Arab world, Africa and Europe.

Starting a new name comes as the festival seeks to invest its commitment to the Moroccan, Arab Cinema by structuring its programs and assistance for the new generation of film marks and manufacturers from the region in a “clear and coherent manner”, said.

Atlas programs are collected about four pillars:

The Atlas workshopsStarted in 2018. year, remains in its core. This artistic and professional support program is aimed at Moroccan, Arabic and African movie cats and manufacturers, with the aim of supporting film projects on development and post-production.

Each year, the heads of projects receive “custom guidelines” in consultations with professionals from the international industry.

About this central platform was created several programs over the years and these are now integrated in ATLAS programs umbrella.

Atlas stationLaunched in 2023. years, provides 10 Moroccanian directors or manufacturers with support, aimed at strengthening their skills and opening their projects to the international audience.

Starting from 2025. The program expands to call five Moroccan directors working on short films in the post-production phase. This development aims to support talents that are in the early stages of preparing their first feature films, and at the same time increase the visibility of Moroccan short films on specialized festivals.

The distribution also became a priority for the festival. Through Atlas distributionThe festival has established an initiative in the region that encourages the presentation of Moroccan Arab and African films to the new audience. Created in 2023. years, ATLAS distribution awards recognize distributors who are dedicated to this goal every year.

Of this impending edition, the initiative will improve Atlas distribution meetings, a new event that brings together 60 distribution professionals from the Arab world, Africa and Europe in Marrakech. Over four days, distributors of participants will discover international films presented within the Festival and Arab and African films in post-production participating in Atlas workshops.

Finally, that Atlas Press The program was launched 2024. year, it strives to strengthen the culture of film criticism in Morocco. It consists of two components. He first provides training of journalists working in Morocco, who benefit from the workshop led by an expert on the field. Others, designed for students, aims to inspire careers in journalism, coaching a new generation of critics capable of supporting the dynamism of the local cinema.