Standing ovation at the FIFM for Moroccan cinema icon Farida Benlyazid

The 19th edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival pays tribute to Farida Benlyazid. Credit: The Desk It was in front of a full house and a natural audience that the pioneer and central figure of Moroccan cinema Farida Benlyazid, was given a standing ovation this Wednesday evening at the Palais des Congrès in Marrakech, … Read more

FIFM: Tribute to Farida Benlyazid, the sensitive soul of Moroccan cinema

The nineteenth Marrakech International Film Festival (FIFM) pays tribute to a great figure of Moroccan cinema: Farida Benlyazid. On November 15, at Place Jemaâ El Fna, the public warmly welcomed this accomplished screenwriter and the first Moroccan woman to embark on the production of a film. The nineteenth Marrakech International Film Festival (FIFM) pays tribute … Read more