2023-06-17 22:09:19
The fourth edition of the Casablanca Arab Film Festival kicked off, the day before yesterday, in Morocco, with the participation of 34 films in two competitions for long and short films.
The festival honored actress Hala Sidqi and actor Khaled El Sawy from Egypt, actress Fatima Harandi “Rawiya” and director Hisham El Asri from Morocco, and Tunisian director Reda El Bahi.
After the ceremony, the movie “Al-Buraq”, which was the first feature-length work by Moroccan director Mohamed Mofteker, was shown, and he repeated the montage process to show the film with a new vision after about 13 years of its production.
The festival is also witnessing the remarkable participation of a number of Emirati films, most notably the short film “Beyond Salma” directed by Maryam Al Serkal and Maria Sayed, and the movie “The Apartment” directed by Mohamed Badr, as part of the Arab Panorama Films Program. Emirati director Nujoom Al-Ghanem was also selected as part of the jury for the feature film competition, which is chaired by Tunisian director Reda Al-Bahi. In addition to the official competitions, the festival will screen 21 films within the Arab Panorama, most notably the Syrian film “Al-Hakim” by Duraid Lahham, the Tunisian film “The Flower of Aleppo” by Hind Sabri, and the Egyptian film “19 B” by Ahmed Abdullah Al-Sayed.
Twelve films will also be shown within the (Moroccan Panorama), including the documentary “School of Hope” by director Muhammad Al-Aboudi, and the novelist “Enough is Enough” by director Mohsen Al-Basri.
Official competition shows will be held at the Mohamed Zefzaf Cultural Complex, while panorama shows will be held at the Cultural Center of Sabata and the Cultural Center of Sidi Belyut.
The festival program, which runs until June 23, includes training workshops for young people and amateurs.
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