Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Becomes First Museum in Africa to...
The Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMVI) has become the first museum in Africa to produce electricity using a photovoltaic installation. The symbolic kickoff of this initiative was given on Wednesday in...
Moroccan Film ‘Casablanca Beats’ to be Screened in Red Sea International Film Festival
The Red Sea International Film Festival on Tuesday announced the first selection of screenings that will take place during its inaugural session, including Moroccan filmmaker Nabil Ayouch's latest opus "Casablanca Beats". This film had already...
2022 Oscars: ‘Casablanca Beats’ by Nabil Ayouch to Represent Morocco
The feature film "Casablanca Beats" by Nabil Ayouch has been selected to represent Morocco for the 2022 Oscars shortlist, in the "Best International Film" category, the Moroccan Film Center (CCM) announced Tuesday. The movie was...
French Actor Jean-Paul Belmondo Dies at 88
Jean-Paul Belmondo, one of France's great cinema icons, died on Monday at the age of 88, after a fifty-year-long career. The French star's death was confirmed by his friend and lawyer, Michel Godest, who did...
Amman International Film Festival: Special Mention for Moroccan Movie ‘Aicha’
Moroccan Movie "Aicha" by Zakaria Nouri received a special mention in the category of Best Arab Short Film, during the closing ceremony of the 2nd edition of Amman International Film Festival. Around fifty movies, including...
2nd Amman International Film Festival Kicks Off with Participation of Morocco
The 2nd edition of the Amman International Film Festival kicked off on Monday evening with the participation of 51 movies, documentaries and short films from 26 countries, including Morocco. The festival, organized in compliance with...
Moroccan Alaa Halifi Wins Al-Rafidain Prize for the First Book
Young Moroccan writer and architect Alaa Halifi has won Al-Rafidain Prize for the First Book for his book "Praise of madness", a fiction on the city of Casablanca. Organized by the Lebanese publishing house "Al-Rafidain",...
Visa for Movie Rabat Festival: 2021 Edition Postponed over COVID-19 Concerns
The 2021 edition of the Visa for Movie Rabat Festival, initially scheduled for August 4-8, has been postponed to a later date, organizers announced on Tuesday. "Faced with the pandemic situation linked to COVID-19 and...
Rabat: Signing of Deeds of Donation from Late Youssoufi Family to FNM, Morocco Archives
The deeds of donation of the late Youssoufi family to the National Museums Foundation (FNM) and to the Moroccan Archives Institution were signed on Monday at the headquarters of the National Human Rights Council...
Cannes 2021: “Haut et Fort” by Nabil Ayouch Receives Positive Cinema Prize of Festival
The feature film "Haut et Fort" by director and screenwriter Nabil Ayouch, which was competing for the golden palm at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, received the Positive Cinema Prize of the Festival. Nabil...