International Documentary Film Meetings

With the support of the French Institute of Morocco, in partnership with the Moroccan Cinematographic Centre.
"The Fes Documentary Film Week" is now under this title: "The International Documentary Film Encounters".
Always faithful to its guidelines, showcasing recent productions in terms of documentary film with a wide window on documentary film in the Arab world.

This year the focus will be on the Arab Spring, with films by Western and Arab directors in perspective. An anchoring very marked by an accompaniment of this movement that has shaken Arab countries, giving rise to the emergence of a political landscape that will mark the future of our world in the years to come. A window open to films produced by the Al Jazeera Documentary channel dedicated to the Arab Spring.
A programme that will have a Moroccan touch since several Moroccan directors will be the guests of honour, notably Hakim Belabas, Ali Essafi, and Nabil Ayouch. They will respectively present their films to the Fassi public who have not had the opportunity to see this Moroccan production in terms of documentary films.
The panel is wider to welcome films from France, Italy, Senegal, Egypt, Algeria, and Lebanon. Not forgetting a carte blanche for cinematic figures who have challenged the grammar of documentary film, by opening breaches while promoting the circulation of fresh air in the corridors of this cinematic genre. We cite Robert Cahen, Shelly Silver…
A tribute will be dedicated to Jean-Paul Fargier, videographer and documentarian, during the closing evening via the screening of two of his films "Jour après jour" and "Entretien Godard et Sollers". The director will be present for
The International Documentary Encounters of Fes is also a place for meetings between young students from the Higher School of Audio-visual of Marrakech and the directors. A moment is devoted to the films of these budding directors. A round table on the subject "Documentary/Reportage: what is the difference?" With the participation of the directors and producers present.

A masterclass provided by the Lebanese director Ghassan Salhab for the benefit of student members of the Cine-club of the Faculty of Sciences and Techniques of Fes.
A fruitful partnership with the Immouzer Cine-Club will allow the days of 29 and 30 April to be devoted to a carte blanche for films from the Al Jazeera Documentary channel at the city's cultural complex, hosted by the active members of the Immouzer Cine-Club.