About this event
The film-industry platform of Marrakech
The 9th Atlas Workshops will take place from 22 to 26 November 2026 alongside the Marrakech International Film Festival. Launched in 2018, this industry programme helps filmmakers and producers from Morocco, Africa and the Arab world develop feature-film projects, seek international partners, and advance works in production or postproduction. On 19 October the organisers announced 30 works representing 14 countries, chosen from 410 applications.
Brazilian filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho as 2026 patron
Director of Neighbouring Sounds, Aquarius, Bacurau and The Secret Agent, Kleber Mendonça Filho will be the patron of this edition, lending international visibility to the emerging projects and creative teams.
14 projects in development
- A Beautiful Land to Die — Amjad Abu Alala
- A Lover’s Manifesto — Alfred Tarazi
- America Is Behind the Door — Laila Abbas
- Cendres — Meryem Benm’Barek
- Chronicles of an Unannounced Death — Dyaa Naim
- Eko Gongon — Carlos Yuri Ceuninck
- Les Endormis — Sofia Alaoui
- The Highway — Farah Kassem
- L’Ombre du zèbre — Gaël Kamilindi
- Safara — Awa Moctar Gueye
- Songs from the City of the Dead — Abdelwahab Shawky
- Studio Kébé — Dyana Gaye
- La Valse des sauvages — Yasmine Benkiran
- Les Vapeurs d’Alger — Sarra Ryma
11 films in production or postproduction
- 1986 — Mouayed Zabtia
- Birthday — Lara Zeidan
- Eldorado — Alaa Eddine Aljem
- Fagadaga — Yoro Mbaye
- Faux bijoux — Jessy Moussallem
- Hamlet from the Slums — Ahmed Fawzi-Saleh
- Mehal Sefari — Abraham Gezahagne
- My Father Killed Bourguiba — Fatma Riahi
- Occupational Hazards — Bassel Ghandour
- Seasons of the Weary Kind — Samuel Ishimwe
- Wolfmother — Ismaël El Iraki
Five Moroccan works in the Atlas Close-Ups programme
- Amar a réalisé son rêve — Samira El Mouzghibati
- B512, l’homme qui oublia de mourir — Jihane El Bahhar
- Comme ma sœur — Sonia Terrab
- Medina — Yassine Fennane
- Les Oiseaux du cimetière — Madane El Ghazouani
Atlas Station: Moroccan producers and short films
Eight Moroccan producers are participating in Atlas Station: Hamza Azeroual, Rita Berrada, Hiba El Abkari, Roaa Idali, Nadia Janati Idrissi, Yassin Karmoudi, Younes Lazrak and Reda Zerouali. Five Moroccan shorts in postproduction will also receive support:
- Kanaf — Salma El Belghiti
- Only the Palm Trees Remain — Youssef Boucetta et Josh Brainin
- Takzdouft, Ghosts of Mountains — Omar Hazmiri
- Saida — Amine Zerioua
- Where the Sun Never Sets — Yassine Ouahrani
Access and practical details
22–26 November 2026, Marrakech. The Atlas Workshops are primarily an industry programme for selected projects and accredited professionals, not a general-admission public film festival. Session-specific locations, timetables and admissions must be checked with the organisers; free public access is not confirmed. Official Atlas Workshops portal and selection announced on 19 October 2026.
