20TH edition NOVEMBER 24 TO DECEMBER 2, 2023
20th edition
November 24 to December 2, 2023
A graduate of La Fémis, Yasmine Benkiran is a director and screenwriter. In 2018, she directed the short film L’Heure d’hiver, which was selected for numerous festivals, including the Tangier International Film Festival and the Trouville Off-Courts Film Festival. Her first feature-length film, Queens (2022), benefited from support from the Atlas Workshops twice—in the development stage in 2018, then in post-production in 2020. A feminist escapade in a truck in the Moroccan Atlas Mountains, Queens had its premiere in the Settimana Internazionale della Critica at the Venice International Film Festival before being presented at the Marrakech International Film Festival. It won numerous festival awards before its theatrical release.
A graduate of La Fémis, Yasmine Benkiran is a director and screenwriter. In 2018, she directed the short film L’Heure d’hiver, which was selected for numerous festivals, including the Tangier International Film Festival and the Trouville Off-Courts Film Festival. Her first feature-length film, Queens (2022), benefited from support from the Atlas Workshops twice—in the development stage in 2018, then in post-production in 2020. A feminist escapade in a truck in the Moroccan Atlas Mountains, Queens had its premiere in the Settimana Internazionale della Critica at the Venice International Film Festival before being presented at the Marrakech International Film Festival. It won numerous festival awards before its theatrical release.
Founded by His Majesty King Mohammed VI in July 2002, the Marrakech International Film Festival Foundation is a non-profit organization of public interest.
Presided over by His Royal Highness Prince Moulay Rachid, the Foundation has as its primary objective the organisation of the Marrakech International Film Festival and any related events, all of which aim to encourage the creation, promotion, and distribution of works of cinema throughout the Kingdom of Morocco and around the globe.
Founded by His Majesty King Mohammed VI in July 2002, the Marrakech International Film Festival Foundation is a non-profit organization of public interest.
Presided over by His Royal Highness Prince Moulay Rachid, the Foundation has as its primary objective the organisation of the Marrakech International Film Festival and any related events, all of which aim to encourage the creation, promotion, and distribution of works of cinema throughout the Kingdom of Morocco and around the globe.