Marrakech International Film Festival has selected 27 projects from Morocco, the Arab world and Africa for the seventh edition of the Atlas Workshops.
The line-up includes 17 projects in development and 10 films in production or post-production from 13 countries, selected from 320 applications received from across the African continent and the Arab world.
US director Jeff Nichols (Loving, The Bikeriders) has been appointed as this year’s Atlas Workshops patron and will take part in a number of sessions with selected projects in development and post-production.
Launched last year, the Atlas Distribution Awards, a distribution support scheme for Morocco and the Arab and African nations, will this year also feature a day of exchanges and discussions seeking to optimise the work of distributors in the region.
Atlas Workshops is taking place in Marrakech from December 1-5, during Marrakech International Film Festival, which is scheduled for November 29 – December 7.
ATLAS WORKSHOPS 2024:
Projects In Development:
Alicante, dir: Lina Soualem (Algeria)
1st Fiction Film
Flowers Of The Dead, dir: Nuno Miranda (Cabo Verde)
1st Film
Ici Repose, dir: Moly Kane (Senegal)
1st Film
The Last Beast Of Atlas, dir: Walid Messnaoui (Morocco)
1st Film
Lucky Girl, dir: Linda Lô (Senegal)
1st Film
The Orange Grove, dir: Murad Abu Eisheh (Jordan)
1st Film
Princesse Téné, dir: Fabien Dao (Burkina Faso)
1st Film
Pure Madness, dir: Inès Arsi (Tunisia)
Documentary, 1st Film
Samir, The Accidental Spy, dir: Charlotte Rabate (Syria)
1st Film
The Shelter, dir: Talal Selhami (Morocco)
3rd Film
The Source, dir: Mouloud Ouyahia (Algeria)
1st Film
Your Turn, 2023, dir: Cynthia Sawma (Lebanon)
1st Film
Atlas Close-Ups (Moroccan Projects In Development):
And Still I Rise, dir: Djanis Bouzyani (Morocco)
Documentary, 1st Film
Dar Marjana, dir: Lamia Lazrak (Morocco)
Documentary, 1st Film
Fatwa, dir: Mohamed El Badaoui (Morocco)
4th Film
The Field, dir: Mohamed Bouhari (Morocco)
1st Film
The Nours, dir: Yassine Iguenfer (Morocco)
1st Film
Films In Production Or Post-Production:
Aisha Can’t Fly Away, dir: Morad Mostafa (Egypt)
1st Film
All That’s Left Of You, dir: Cherien Dabis (Palestine)
3rd Film
Bardi, dir: Tala Hadid (Morocco)
3rd Film
Behind The Palm Trees, dir: Meryem Benm’barek (Morocco)
2nd Film
Chronicles From The Siege, dir: Abdallah Alkhatib (Palestine)
2nd Film
In The Shadows Of Good Fortune, dir: Babatunde Apalowo (Nigeria)
2nd Film
It’s A Sad And Beautiful World, dir: Cyril Aris (Lebanon)
1st Fiction Film
Laundry, dir: Zamo Mkhwanazi (South Africa)
1st Film
Once Upon A Time In Gaza, dir: Tarzan & Arab Nasser (Palestine)
3rd Film
Atlas Film Showcase:
[Film In Final Stages Of Editing & Seeking A Festival Premiere]
El Sett, dir: Marwan Hamed (Egypt)