20TH edition NOVEMBER 24 TO DECEMBER 2, 2023
20th edition
November 24 to December 2, 2023
Saïd Hamich Benlarbi is a French-Moroccan screenwriter, director, and producer, a La Fémis graduate, and a Lagardère Foundation laureate. He has collaborated with filmmakers including Nabil Ayouch, Yasmine Benkiran, Faouzi Bensaïdi, Leyla Bouzid, Philippe Faucon, and Kamal Lazraq. His first film, Return to Bollene (2017), was nominated for the Louis Delluc Prize for Best First Film. In 2022, his César-nominated short film Le Départ was selected for the Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur, the Rotterdam International Film Festival, the Palm Springs International Film Festival, the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, and the Outdoor Short Film Festival of Grenoble, among others. The film has won about twenty awards. Across the Sea is his second feature-length film.
Director Saïd Hamich Benlarbi
Producer Sophie Penson
Screenwriter Saïd Hamich Benlarbi
Cinematographer Tom Harari
Production Designer Teresa Hurtado Escobar
Editor Lilian Corbeille
Sound François Abdelnour, François Aubinet, David Gillain
Music P.R2B
Color Color
Supported by 
Production Company Barney Production, Mont Fleuri Production, Tarantula
International Sales Company Indie Sales
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.