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  • Moroccan Leaders Dominate Jeune Afrique’s Top 100 Influential Africans List
    29 April 2019, by Said

    The magazine Jeune Afrique has just published a list of the 100 most influential personalities on the African continent, among which we find Moroccans, including two women. Here they are:
    - First in Morocco and 10th in Africa, it is the immovable Minister of Agriculture: Aziz Akhennouch. "President of the Rassemblement national des indépendants (RNI) and Minister of Agriculture since 2007, Aziz Akhannouch aims to lead the list of his party in the 2021 legislative elections". He is now the (…)

  • Moroccan Film "Casablanca Beats" Wins Accolades at Cannes, Spotlights Youth Culture
    19 July 2021, by Ginette

    The Moroccan director and screenwriter Nabil Ayouch, who was in the running for the Palme d’Or at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, received the Cinema Positif Prize of the Festival for his feature film "Haut et Fort". He was also awarded the Best Achievement in Cinema prize, a tribute to his entire career, awarded by the humanitarian organization Union-Life International.
    The film "Haut et Fort" was screened on Thursday evening in the official competition, at the Grand Théâtre Louis (…)

  • Moroccan Film "Haut et Fort" Sweeps Awards at Corsica’s Arte Mare Festival
    10 October 2021, by Ginette

    The film "Haut et fort" by Moroccan director Nabil Ayouch was awarded on Saturday at the 2021 Arte Mare Festival held in Bastia, Corsica.
    Nabil Ayouch’s film on the positive school has received the Grand Prix Arte Mare, the RCFM - Original Music and Soundtrack Cinema Prize, and the Jeune Passcultura Jury Prize. A triple consecration for the Moroccan who could not have hoped for better at a festival where all the films presented compete in skills.
    It should be noted that "Haut et fort" (…)

  • Kino Lorber Acquires Oscar-Contending Moroccan Film "Casablanca Beats" for North American Release
    31 October 2021, by Sylvanus

    Film and video distributor Kino Lorber has acquired the North American rights to "Casablanca Beats" by Moroccan filmmaker Nabil Ayouch. In official competition at the 94th Academy Awards ceremony, the film had its world premiere at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.
    A deal was negotiated by Wendy Lidell of Kino Lorber, Eva Diederix of Wild Bunch International, and CAA Media Finance. Kino Lorber will release "Casablanca Beats" theatrically in the United States and Canada in early 2022, (…)

  • Morocco Launches Aflamin: New Streaming Platform Showcases National Cinema
    25 February 2022, by Armel

    A new streaming platform has just been launched in Morocco. It is Aflamin, launched by Moroccan director and producer Nabil Ayouch, mainly dedicated to Moroccan films.
    Launched by Good Fellows, a company of the ALI’N Productions group, the Aflamin platform offers a streaming offer mainly dedicated to Moroccan cinema, but also to independent international cinema.
    The selection of films offered on the platform is organized in a classic way and currently includes more than 200 hours of (…)

  • Moroccan Classic ’Ali Zaoua’ Returns to Theaters, Proceeds to Benefit Child Actors and Charity
    20 October 2022, by Ginette

    Moroccan director Nabil Ayouch is back in theaters with a more current version of his film Ali Zaoua, released 20 years ago. The proceeds from these screenings, which start on October 26, will be used for social causes.
    The remastered version of Ali Zaoua will also be available on the platform of the Moroccan and independent cinema Aflamin, initiated by Nabil Ayouch. For the Moroccan director, the aim is to rediscover this film in a current version with a 4K resolution and HDR sound, but (…)

  • Moroccan Film Star Mounïm Kbab Found Dead in Casablanca After Disappearance
    29 October 2024, by Prince

    Missing from the radar for some time, Moroccan actor Mounïm Kbab was found dead in an abandoned place near a railway line in the city of Casablanca. A big loss for Moroccan cinema.
    The lifeless body of Mounïm Kbab was found at this location, after several days of searching. The Moroccan actor who played the lead role in the controversial film "Ali Zaoua" had been missing for some time.
    The news of Mounïm Kbab’s death has sparked a wave of reactions on social media. Many Moroccan (…)

  • Moroccan Actor from ’Ali Zaoua’ Found Dead in Casablanca, Sparking Calls for Investigation
    31 October 2024, by Said

    The lifeless body of Mounïm Kbab, the main actor in the cult film Ali Zaoua, was found near a railway track in Casablanca. His disappearance, which occurred under mysterious circumstances, has caused a strong emotion and many questions. Moroccan activists are now calling for the opening of an investigation to shed light on this tragedy.
    The actor, who had marked the minds by his interpretation in the feature film by Nabil Ayouch, had been missing for several days. After intense searches, (…)