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Moroccan Cinema
The history of the cinema of Morocco dates back to "The Moroccan Goatherd" by Louis Lumière in 1897. During the French protectorate, films were produced and directed by French filmmakers, and in 1952, Orson Welles directed his Othello in the historic city of Essaouira. Since independence in 1956, Moroccan film directors and producers have produced a growing number of films, some of which have been met with growing international success. History Cinema in Morocco has a long history, stretching back over a century to the filming of ''Le chèvrier 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 the first half of the 20th century, Casablanca had many movie theaters, such as Cinema Rialto, Cinema Lynx and Cinema Vox—the largest in Africa at the time it was built. ''Salut Casa!'' (1952) was a propaganda film brandishing France's purported colonial triu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rabat
Rabat (, also , ; ar, الرِّبَاط, er-Ribât; ber, ⵕⵕⴱⴰⵟ, ṛṛbaṭ) is the capital city of Morocco and the country's seventh largest city with an urban population of approximately 580,000 (2014) and a metropolitan population of over 1.2 million. It is also the capital city of the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra administrative region. Rabat is located on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the river Bou Regreg, opposite Salé, the city's main commuter town. Rabat was founded in the 12th century by Almohads. The city steadily grew but went into an extended period of decline following the collapse of the Almohads. In the 17th century Rabat became a haven for Barbary pirates. The French established a protectorate over Morocco in 1912 and made Rabat its administrative center. Morocco achieved independence in 1955 and Rabat became its capital. Rabat, Temara, and Salé form a conurbation of over 1.8 million people. Silt-related problems have diminished Rabat's role as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bouchra Ijork
Bouchra Ijork (born 1976 in Casablanca) is a Moroccan filmmaker, screenwriter, dramatist and actress. She studied dramatic arts in Morocco, graduating from the ISADAC in 1998. She then had a brief stint playing a few roles in theater and television before she went to France and studied at La Fémis La Fémis (French: ''École Nationale Supérieure des Métiers de l'Image et du Son''; "National Superior School for the Professions of Image and Sound", formerly known as the '' Institut des hautes études cinématographiques'', IDHEC) is a Fre .... Works Filmography (as director) Television films * 2007: ''The Bitter Orange'' * 2004: ''Al Bahja'' Short films * 2004: ''Karawane, The Lebanese Bird'' Theater * 1996: ''Parlons de la mort'' * 1998: ''Le pain nu'' References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ijork, Bouchra 1976 births Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muna Fettou
Mouna Fettou (; born November 28, 1970) is a Moroccan actress who starred in a number of movies, plays, and TV shows. Some of her most famous roles were in the films (1995), and '' Women... and Women'' (1997). She was married to Saad ash-Shraibi, who produced a number of her films. She currently hosts the TV show '' Jari Ya Jari'' on Media 1. She was honored with special recognition at the 2019 Marrakech International Film Festival for her 30 years of acting. Works * '' Love in Casablanca'' 1991 * ''In Search of My Wife's Husband'' (Part 2) 1997 * '' Women... and Women'' 1997 * '' There is a Simple Truth'' 1997 * ''Thirst'' 2001 * '' And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen'' 2002 * ''I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed ''I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed'' () is a 2005 French-Moroccan film drama directed by Serge Le Péron and Saïd Smihi. The film is based on the Ben Barka affair. Plot In a Parisian apartment, police discover the body of Georges Figon, the man who b ...'' 2005 * ''The Gates of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdelkrim Derkaoui
Mohamed Abdelkrim Derkaoui (born March 29, 1945 in Oujda Oujda ( ar, وجدة; ber, ⵡⵓⵊⴷⴰ, Wujda) is a major Moroccan city in its northeast near the border with Algeria. Oujda is the capital city of the Oriental region of northeastern Morocco and has a population of about 558,000 people. It ...) is a Moroccan director and producer. Biography Derkaoui attended the National Film School in Łódź, Poland, where he graduated in 1972. He is the brother of director Mostafa Derkaoui and the uncle of cinematographer Kamal Derkaoui. Upon his return to Morocco, he became one of the most renowned directors of photography in the profession. As such, he has worked on some thirty feature films, numerous short films and documentaries as well as several TV movies, soap operas and cultural programs. Filmography Director * 1984: '' Le jour du forain'' * 1998: ''Rue le Caire'' *2009: '' Chroniques blanches'' * 2010: '' Les Enfants terribles de Casablanca'' * 2014: '' Les gri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love In Casablanca
Love encompasses a range of strong and positive emotional and mental states, from the most sublime virtue or good habit, the deepest interpersonal affection, to the simplest pleasure. An example of this range of meanings is that the love of a mother differs from the love of a spouse, which differs from the love for food. Most commonly, love refers to a feeling of a strong attraction and emotional attachment.''Oxford Illustrated American Dictionary'' (1998) Love is considered to be both positive and negative, with its virtue representing human kindness, compassion, and affection, as "the unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another" and its vice representing human moral flaw, akin to vanity, selfishness, amour-propre, and egotism, as potentially leading people into a type of mania, obsessiveness or codependency. It may also describe compassionate and affectionate actions towards other humans, one's self, or animals.Fromm, Erich; ''The Art of Loving'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
About Some Meaningless Events
''About Some Meaningless Events'' is a 1974 docu-fiction film directed by Mostafa Derkaoui. Moroccan authorities banned the film after its first and only screening in Paris. Widely believed to have been lost, negative prints were uncovered in the archives of the Filmoteca De Catalunya in Barcelona in 2016 by researcher Lea Morin. The prints were restored and the film was then streamed online and presented at a number of events and film festivals, including the Marseille Festival of Documentary Film, MoMa's Doc Fortnight 2021 festival and the 69th Berlin International Film Festival The 69th annual Berlin International Film Festival took place from 7 to 17 February 2019. French actress Juliette Binoche served as the Jury President. Lone Scherfig's drama film ''The Kindness of Strangers (film), The Kindness of Strangers'' op .... Cast * Abdellatif Nour * Abbas Fassi- Fihri * Hamid Zoughi * Mostafa Dziri, * Aïcha Saâdoun * Mohamed Derham * Salaheddine Benmoussa * Abdelkader ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mostafa Derkaoui
Mostafa Derkaoui (; 1944 - ) is a Moroccan film director and screenwriter who has made revolutionary and socially-engaged films. Biography Derkaoui was born in Oujda, Morocco in 1944. In the early 1960s, Derkaoui studied philosophy in Casablanca and wrote plays. One of his first plays was banned for political reasons. For 8 months in 1963, he studied at the ''Institut des hautes études cinématographiques'' in Paris. After returning to Morocco for a short period of time, Derkaoui made his first short film "The Four Walls" which is now lost. After studying Polish for a year, he attended the Łódź Film School. He was influenced by Jean Mitry and Georges Sadoul. Early career During his time at the Łódź Film School, Derkaoui directed four short films of different genres. He also wrote a thesis titled “The role of cinema in transforming and elevating consciousness”. During his studies, Derkaoui remained politically active and engaged in student life, supporting the st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marrakech
Marrakesh or Marrakech ( or ; ar, مراكش, murrākuš, ; ber, ⵎⵕⵕⴰⴽⵛ, translit=mṛṛakc}) is the fourth largest city in the Kingdom of Morocco. It is one of the four Imperial cities of Morocco and is the capital of the Marrakesh-Safi region. The city is situated west of the foothills of the Atlas Mountains. Marrakesh is southwest of Tangier, southwest of the Moroccan capital of Rabat, south of Casablanca, and northeast of Agadir. The region has been inhabited by Berber farmers since Neolithic times. The city was founded in 1070 by Emir Abu Bakr ibn Umar as the imperial capital of the Almoravid dynasty, Almoravid Empire. The Almoravids established the first major structures in the city and shaped its layout for centuries to come. The red Walls of Marrakesh, walls of the city, built by Ali ibn Yusuf in 1122–1123, and various buildings constructed in red sandstone afterwards, have given the city the nickname of the "Red City" ( ''Almadinat alhamra) or "Ochr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Film Festival Of Marrakech
The Marrakech International Film Festival (FIFM) ( ar, المهرجان الدولي للفيلم بمراكش, Amazigh ⴰⵏⵎⵓⴳⴳⴰⵔ ⴰⴳⵔⴰⵖⵍⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵍⴼⵉⵍⵎ ⴳ ⵎⵕⵕⴰⴽⵛ ) is an international film festival founded by the Marrakech International Film Festival Foundation in 2001 and held annually in Marrakech, Morocco. The 19th edition is being held November 11–19, 2022. It is the festival's first in-person gathering following its cancellation in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic. Overview Since its inaugural year, the FIFM has been one of the biggest events devoted to Moroccan cinema. It is also the site of the principal photography of many international productions. The festival's jury gathers important international writers, actors and personalities, and aims to reward the best Moroccan and foreign feature and short films. The International Film Festival of Marrakech is chaired by Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco. Awards Jury In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tangier
Tangier ( ; ; ar, طنجة, Ṭanja) is a city in northwestern Morocco. It is on the Moroccan coast at the western entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar, where the Mediterranean Sea meets the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Spartel. The town is the capital of the Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region, as well as the Ṭanja-Aẓila Prefecture of Morocco. Many civilisations and cultures have influenced the history of Tangier, starting from before the 10th centuryBCE. Between the period of being a strategic Berber town and then a Phoenician trading centre to Morocco's independence era around the 1950s, Tangier was a nexus for many cultures. In 1923, it was considered as having international status by foreign colonial powers and became a destination for many European and American diplomats, spies, bohemians, writers and businessmen. The city is undergoing rapid development and modernisation. Projects include tourism projects along the bay, a modern business district called Tangier City Cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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