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Travel To Morocco For The International Film Festival Of Marrakech
Tours from Ma rra kech The International Film Festival of Marrakech is typically held in the fall or winter of each year
Marrakech
for a stretch of four days. It is renowned for its prestige in terms of cinematographic
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production and is comparable to the Cannes film festival in the south of France. The
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Marrakech Film Festival was established in 2001 and has become Morocco’s largest annual
Ouzoud Waterfalls event for the medium of film, which is increasingly gaining recognition as an art form. Last
Ourigane Valley year, over two dozen countries participated and around one hundred twenty films were
High Atlas Tichka shown. 
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Safi The International Film Festival of Marrakech is a one of the largest events devoted to film in
Lake Takerkoust Morocco; a location of the principal photography of many international productions.
Traveling to Morocco for the film festival is a great way to begin a tour of Morocco. The jury
Tour s fr om C asabl anc a of the festival gathers film directors, producers, actors, distributors, journalists and
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personalities from all over the world and endeavors to reward the best Moroccan and
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foreign productions of feature films and short films. The festival is chaired by Prince Moulay
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Casablanca Art Deco Rachid of Morocco.
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Apart from being a popular source of entertainment, the films shown at Marrakech’s
Tangier
International Film Festival are used as a powerful tool for educating, and even indoctrinating,
the public. Today, the cinema industry is very important to Morocco and production
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Fes standards are maintained at a very high level. The vast, overwhelming landscapes attract film
Meknes producers and directors from all over the world. There is a special kind of light that only
Voubilis/ Walili exists here and this is a major attraction for film makers. Cinema fans are also attracted by
Moulay Idriss the intense and unique colors of the Moroccan landscape. 
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Veteran US movie director Martin Scorsese and Hollywood heartthrob Leonardo DiCaprio
Im p er i al C i ti es Tour were guests of honor at the gala opening of the seventh Marrakech Film Festival. Egypt was
Imperial Cities also recognized for its vast production of films and active directors. Forty of the festival’s
films were major Egyptian movies, including Yacoubian Building, featuring famous Egyptian Map of Morocco
Tour s fr om Ouar zazate actor Adel Imam. As a result, around ninety Egyptian directors attended the festival.
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Aït Benhaddou Previous festivals have attracted leading Hollywood film directors, such as Francis Ford
The Oasis of Fint Coppola and Martin Scorsese, whose film “Kundun”, based on the life and writings of the
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Dalai Lama, was filmed at the Atlas Studios in Ouarzazate, Morocco. When traveling to
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Morocco a visit to the Atlas Studios offers a fascinating look at how films have been made.
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Dadès Valley Morocco has also been the setting for famous films such as David Lean’s “Lawrence of
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Arabia” and “Othello” which was directed by Orson Welles. By attracting film makers from all click to see large size
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over the world, The International Film Festival of Marrakech promotes Morocco’s many
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Nkob natural and historical sights in an effort to attract further international movie productions.
Agdz Tour Morocco’s own developing film and travel industry benefit from the festival and interaction
Zagora & Dunes of Tinfo with film makers from other countries.
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Imilchil Many attendants of the Marrakech Film Festival enjoy it because it is more intimate and
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relaxed than some of the overly crowded or more rushed ones like the Cannes or Berlin film ASTA
Tangi er Tour s festivals. While the more developed festivals can begin as early as eight thirty a.m. the
Tangier Marrakesh film festival usually shows its first film at eleven a.m. in the morning. There is also
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a break for lunch and in the evening there are parties and other exciting events to attend.

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The International Film Festival of Marrakech has also played an essential role in educating
the public, both in Morocco and abroad, on current issues and events in Morocco. It has
raised awareness about Moroccan culture and promotes natural and historical sights in
Morocco. Morocco’s own developing film industry benefits from the festival and interaction
with film makers from other countries. The festival also helps promote Morocco’s
growing travel industry.
The films that are shown have an aim to preserve cultural and historical Moroccan events for
future generations. While some of the films are shown in English, many more are created in
the native dialect of the actor and are dubbed with subtitles. The opportunity to view dubbed
foreign films is a unique opportunity because it gives the audience members a chance to gain
insight on issues as seen from the perspective of a native.
Some of the 2007 favorite films included the Estonian movie, Autumn Ball, which won the
top Golden Star. The film takes place just before the collapse of the Soviet Union and
captures the era portrayed through the lives of seven people. Another hit was Grandhotel, an
experimental drama set in Czechoslovakia whose workers are interesting to watch due to
their bizarre personalities. Another film that was shown from Japan, Funuke Show Some
Love, You Losers, uses dark humor to convey societal problems and dysfunctional family life
that has become problematic in Japan. This film gave outsiders insight on “the real deal”
about the sometimes seemingly perfect country of Japan.

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Each year awards including the Best Actor, Best Screenplay, Audience Awards and Cinema of
the South are given out. The award ceremonies create incentives for film makers to create
higher quality movies and this ultimately enhances the reputation of the film festival.
Marrakech, with its market square that bustles with storey-tellers, acrobats, dancers and
musicians, has proven to be the perfect venue for the festival. Past festivals have been a
resounding success and there is every reason to believe that future festivals will be even
more exciting. Audiences from all over the world are sure to be entertained by the festival
and enthralled by the beauty and mystery of Marrakech.

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