In line with the various actions carried out by the Marrakech International Film Festival Foundation to support the strengthening of professional action in the cinema sector, this workshop offers to acquire specific knowledge and skills linked to film criticism. cinema through film analysis and the practice of film criticism, whether preparing interviews or writing critical texts.
The workshop is aimed at culture and cinema journalists working in Morocco, wishing to learn about film criticism or to perfect their practice and acquire new tools to develop their skills.
It will be hosted by a personality well known to film buffs, Charles Tesson, who was general delegate of Critics’ Week at the Cannes Film Festival, from 2012 to 2021, and previously editor-in-chief of Cahiers du cinéma, from 1998 to 2003. Alongside his critical activity, he was professor of cinema history at the Sorbonne Nouvelle University (Paris III) and he is the author of several works on cinema: Satyajit Ray (1992), Luis Buñuel (1995). ), Theater and Cinema (2007), Akira Kurosawa (2008), etc.
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The participants in this workshop will be selected following a call for applications which will close on June 25. Candidates are invited to go to the festival website to read the participation criteria: https://marrakech-festival.com/form/
The workshop is free and places are limited. It will take place in French and Arabic. Simultaneous translation is provided.
Workshop program
Tuesday July 16:
– The critical function: history of criticism, ethics, role of criticism, critical function. What’s the point?
– The critical exercise: analysis of critical texts on a film.
Wednesday July 17:
– Screening of a feature film followed by a discussion: methodology of film analysis with a view to producing a critical text.
– Interview methodology.
– Writing workshop.
