Opening of the 6th Dakhla International Film Festival

The sixth edition of the Dakhla International Film Festival, organised under the High Patronage of H.M. King Mohammed VI, opened on Friday evening in Dakhla with a tribute to figures of Arab and foreign cinema. Thus, a vibrant tribute was paid to Swedish director Richard Hubert, Syrian actor Jamal Soleiman, Moroccan actress Chaïbia Al Adraoui, and Spanish director and actress Ruth Armas, during the opening ceremony which took place in the presence of the Minister of Communication, government spokesperson, Mustapha El Khalfi, the Minister of Tourism, Lahcen Haddad, and the Governor of the Oued Eddahab province, Lamine Benamer. A total of 7 films representing Jordan, Iraq, Yemen, Tunisia, Lebanon, Egypt, and Morocco are in the running for the official Arab Film competition of the Dakhla festival, initiated by the Association for Cultural and Artistic Animation of the Southern Provinces.Th…