The 7th edition of the Atlas Workshops is set to take place in Marrakech from December 1 to 5, 2024, coinciding with the Marrakech International Film Festival (FIFM). This year, American director Jeff Nichols will serve as the honorary sponsor for the event.
Selected Projects and Films:
Development Projects:
- Alicante – Lina Soualem (Algeria) – Debut fiction film
- Flowers of the Dead (Flôr di finado) – Nuno Miranda (Cape Verde) – Debut film
- Ici repose – Moly Kane (Senegal) – Debut film
- The Last Beast of Atlas – Walid Messnaoui (Morocco) – Debut film
- Lucky Girl (Chanceuse) – Linda Lô (Senegal) – Debut film
- The Orange Grove – Murad Abu Eisheh (Jordan) – Debut film
- Princesse Téné – Fabien Dao (Burkina Faso) – Debut film
- Pure Madness (Pure folie) – Inès Arsi (Tunisia) – Documentary – Debut film
- Samir, The Accidental Spy (Samir, Espion malgré lui) – Charlotte Rabate (Syria) – Debut film
- She Shelter (Le Refuge) – Talal Selhami (Morocco) – 3rd film
- She Source (Al Madda) – Mouloud Ouyahia (Algeria) – Debut film
- Sour Turn, 2023 (À vous, 2023) – Cynthia Sawma (Lebanon) – Debut film
Moroccan Development Projects:
- And Still I Rise (À balles perdues, mon âme gagnée) – Djanis Bouzyani (Morocco) | Documentary – Debut film
- Dar Marjana – Lamia Lazrak (Morocco) | Documentary – Debut film
- Fatwa – Mohamed El Badaoui (Morocco) – 4th film
- The Field (Le Champ) – Mohamed Bouhari (Morocco) – Debut film
- The Nours (Les Frères Nour) – Yassine Iguenfer (Morocco) – Debut film
Films in Production or Postproduction:
- Aisha Can’t Fly Away – Morad Mostafa (Egypt) – Debut film
- All That’s Left of You – Cherien Dabis (Palestine) – 3rd film
- Aardi – Tala Hadid (Morocco) – 3rd film
- Behind the Palm Trees – Meryem Benm’barek (Morocco) – 2nd film
- Chronicles from the Siege – Abdallah Alkhatib (Palestine) – 2nd film
- In the Shadows of Good Fortune – Babatunde Apalowo (Nigeria) – 2nd film
- It’s a Sad and Beautiful World – Cyril Aris (Lebanon) – Debut fiction film
- Laundry (Uhlanjululo) – Zamo Mkhwanazi (South Africa) – Debut film
- Once Upon a Time in Gaza – Tarzan & Arab Nasser (Palestine) – 3rd film
Atlas Film Showcase:
- El Sett – Marwan Hamed (Egypt)
Selected Moroccan Professionals for Atlas Station:
- Youssef Amar – Producer
- Khaoula Assebab – Director and Producer
- Zineb Chafchaouni Moussaoui – Director
- Meriame Essadak – Producer
- Aymane Hammou – Director and Producer
- Hicham Harrag – Director and Producer
- Samir Harrag – Director and Producer
- Safae Lahgazi Alaoui – Director
- Jabrane Lakhssassi – Director and Producer
- Basma Rkioui – Director and Producer
This event promises to showcase fresh talent and innovative films, contributing to the vibrant cinematic landscape in the region.
