Short Film Festival in Kénitra

The Sebou Short Film Festival, which will be held on 20 and 21 May in Kénitra, dedicates its 8th edition to the mobilisation to save the “Palace” cinema, the only cinema in the city that has closed its doors. This edition is placed under the theme “Rehabilitating culture in the city”, the organisers indicated during a press conference, explaining that this choice “comes at a time when we are witnessing, powerless, the demolition of five cinemas in Kénitra”. “The last hope remaining for cinephiles, theatre lovers, and culture enthusiasts in the city is the Palace cinema, registered as historical heritage by the Ministry of Culture,” they insisted. Currently, the festival's screenings take place in the city hall's conference room, which is invaded by a large audience at each edition, despite the discomfort of the premises. The president of the Festival, Mokhtar Ait Omar, took this opportu…