A host of personalities from the world of culture and media took part in this ceremony which, full of emotion, was marked by several testimonies that highlighted the human qualities, values, and legacy of the late Nour-Eddine Saïl.
This ceremony was also punctuated by the screening of the short film "Black Screen", an incisive work on Moroccan cinema seen by professionals in the sector, as well as excerpts from the most striking interventions of the late deceased.
This posthumous tribute was also an opportunity for the audience to follow a video-testimony of the great French sociologist and philosopher Edgar Morin, in addition to the announcement of the reprinting of the late's novel "L'ombre du chroniqueur" and its translation into Arabic.
In a statement to MAP, Ms. Nadia Larguet, widow of Mr. Saïl, stressed that the cultural and human heritage of the deceased is enormous, adding that he left a mark on many generations. "His name will forever be engraved, because he was a man of great humility, great integrity, and great simplicity," she said.
She also expressed her great joy and pride in the reprinting of the novel "L'ombre du chroniqueur" by the late Nour-Eddine Saïl and its translation into Arabic, expressing her deep thanks to the entire team that contributed to the translation of this work.
"Nour-Eddine Saïl loved to show the young generation what it was to have talent. He was a man who enriched his country and made the African continent shine beautifully," she continued.
This ceremony took place in the presence of, among others, the Minister of Industry and Commerce, Ryad Mezzour, the Minister of Equipment and Water, Nizar Baraka, the High Commissioner for Planning, Chakib Benmoussa, and the President of the Council of the Moroccan Community Abroad, Driss El Yazami.
Screenwriter, novelist, producer, and film critic, Nour-Eddine Saïl was born in Tangier. A teacher and general inspector of philosophy until 1984, he was the founder in 1973 of the National Federation of Film Clubs of Morocco, of which he was president until 1983.
He was a film critic on radio and television, director of programs for Moroccan Television (1984-1986), audiovisual advisor to the President of the ONA group (1989-1990), director of programs for Canal+Horizons (1990-2000), director general of 2M (2000-2003), director of the Moroccan Cinematographic Centre (2003-2014), as well as delegate vice-president of the Marrakech International Film Festival (2004-2014).
Died on December 15, 2020, in Rabat, he was also president of the Khouribga African Cinema Foundation and the "Ouarzazate Film Commission" as well as a member of the executive board of Europa Cinémas in Paris.
