The Marrakech International Film Festival has restructured its industry strand under the banner of Atlas Programs and is launching an event dedicated to distribution for its 2025 edition, which runs November 28-December 6.
Atlas Programs encompasses all four of the festival’s initiatives, including Atlas Workshops, which first launched in 2018 and is aimed at supporting projects from Moroccan, Arab and African filmmakers and producers.
The festival has also added Atlas Distribution Meetings, a four-day event that presents African and Arab films in post-production to 60 international distribution professionals.
Atlas Station, an initiative for Moroccan filmmakers, will also exist under the Programs banner and is expanding for 2025. As well as a workshop for 10 directors and producers wan