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316 articles available in total starting from 17/10/2023. Last article published on 04/12/2025.

Review: Behind the Palm Trees

Review: Behind the Palm Trees

Meryem Benm’Barek’s film lies at the intersection of class and gendered societal expectations, as a Moroccan man becomes corrupted by desire for a wealthy white woman  

04/12 | Marrakech 2025

Charles Courcier • Distributor, Soupir

Interview: Charles Courcier • Distributor, Soupir

“We ‘talk’ to the audience directly, while traditional distributors talk to adults while trying to understand what could be cool for kids”

The Paris-based digital distributor shares how his experiences in the animation world led him to build a model that brings premium content more directly to young audiences  

28/11 | Distributor of the Month

Alberto Gastesi • Director of Singular

Interview: Alberto Gastesi • Director of Singular

“I always talk about vindicating the human in the face of the promise of technical perfection”

The director of the Sitges-premiered thriller speaks about finding and retaining humanity in an age where artificiality and technocentricism threaten to consume us  

28/11 | /Spain/Finland

Review: Singular

Review: Singular

Basque director Alberto Gastesi tackles AI beyond the uncanny valley in his second feature, starring Patricia López Arnaiz  

27/11 | Films | Reviews | Spain/Finland

Review: Hungarian Wedding

Review: Hungarian Wedding

Csaba Káel's newest feature puts a Hungarian song-and-dance twist on the classic fake-dating scenario  

25/11 | Black Nights 2025 | Competition

Review: China Sea

Review: China Sea

Jurgis Matulevičius’s second feature embarks on an ambitious cross-cultural tale centred on a fallen martial arts champion, stylised as a Baltic noir  

24/11 | Black Nights 2025 | Critics’ Picks

Marrakech announces its glistening programme and jury

Marrakech announces its glistening programme and jury

Morocco’s biggest film festival presents its 22nd edition, including the 14 first or second features vying for the Étoile d’Or, with Bong Joon Ho as jury chair  

20/11 | Marrakech 2025

Review: 18 Holes to Paradise

Review: 18 Holes to Paradise

João Nuno Pinto’s third feature is a drama grounded in realism examining a family in disarray after the death of a patriarch  

20/11 | Black Nights 2025 | Competition

Gints Zilbalodis’s Flow emerges as the big winner of this year’s Emile Awards

Gints Zilbalodis’s Flow emerges as the big winner of this year’s Emile Awards

Also known as the European Animation Awards, the Emiles celebrated their return with a prizegiving ceremony spanning ten categories  

18/11 | Festivals | Awards | Europe

Marrakech announces the 28 projects and films selected for the eighth Atlas Workshops

Marrakech announces the 28 projects and films selected for the eighth Atlas Workshops

Rolling out over five days, the industry initiative features Romanian director Cristian Mungiu as this year’s workshop patron  

17/11 | Marrakech 2025 | Atlas Workshops

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