This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
Heba Press – Ahmed Al-Musaed
The feature film “La Marchandise”, by Moroccan director Mohamed Nosrat, won the grand prize of the 12th International Cinema and Migration Festival, which concluded its activities yesterday evening, Monday, at the Mohammed VI Theater in Oujda, under the slogan “Cinema and migrant rights.
The best director prize was awarded to Moroccan Mohamed Fakran for his film “A Moroccan-French Wedding”, while the best screenplay prize was awarded to the film “OK/COMPATIBLE” by its French director Patrick Attali, who also won the jury prize. with Thibaut Mich.
The prize for best female and male role was awarded respectively to Moroccan actors Fatiha El Outili and Mohamed El Khayari, for the film “Taxi Blanc” by Moncef Malzi.
As for short films, the film “Blue Moon” by Muhammad and Ahmed Malas (Syria) won the award for best screenplay, while the directing award went to the film “Tarweeda” by Mona Abu Samra (Jordan) and the jury prize for the film The film “Transit” went to Baqir Al-Rubaie from Iraq.
The jury, chaired by Moroccan director Fatima Boubakdi, awarded two special mentions to the Moroccan film “Silent Moan” by director Maryam Jabbour and to the Syrian film “Heart Attack” by director Amr Ali.
This edition, organized by the Solidarity Association for Development and Migration under the slogan “Cinema and migrant rights”, saw the participation of 12 cinematographic films, including four feature films and eight short films from Morocco and abroad .
The program of this event included, in addition to the screening of participating films, the spotlighting of actors and personalities of cinema, as well as the organization of a scientific conference on cinema and human rights, a “master class” and training workshops for cinema professions.
This cultural event, which also included the signing of publications on migration, was organized in partnership with the Regional Directorate of Culture of the Orient, and with the support of the Prefecture of the Orient, the Moroccan Cinema Center, the Hassan II Foundation for Living Moroccans. Abroad, the Orient Development Agency, Mohammed I University, the Regional and Municipal Councils of Oujda and other partners.
