Call for films: Marrakech International Film Festival 2016

The 16th Marrakech International Film Festival, scheduled to take place from 2-10 December 2016 in Morocco, is looking for film entries for its two sections: the Competition programme, presenting 14 to 16 international feature films and revealing new filmmakers from all over the world, and the Out-of-Competition programme, presenting 10 to 20 international feature films.To be eligible, films must fulfil the following conditions: Be a feature film of at least 75 minutes (the festival selects neither short films nor documentary films);Have been produced during the 18 months…

The 16th Marrakech International Film Festival, scheduled to take place from 2-10 December 2016 in Morocco, is looking for film entries for its two sections: the Competition programme, presenting 14 to 16 international feature films and revealing new filmmakers from all over the world, and the Out-of-Competition programme, presenting 10 to 20 international feature films.

To be eligible, films must fulfil the following conditions:

• Be a feature film of at least 75 minutes (the festival selects neither short films nor documentary films);
• Have been produced during the 18 months preceding the festival;
• Be screened in DCP (the festival no longer screens 35 mm);

And, to be eligible for the competitive section of the festival:

• Be a film whose exhibition has been limited to its country of origin;
• Bea film that has not been presented at any other relevant and competitive international motion-picture event.

To apply, please click here to print and fill in the form (in English or French), and enclose your film on a DVD or via a streaming link (non-English- or non-French-language films must be subtitled in English or French). Please then send it to:

Festival International du Film de Marrakech

c/o Le Public Système Cinéma | Film Department

23-25 rue Notre-Dame-des-Victoires

75002 Paris – FRANCE

Attn: Delphine Agut – [email protected] – +33(0)1.41.34.20.86

There is no entry fee.

The submission deadline is 14 October 2016

For more information, please click here

A key cinema event in Morocco and on the international stage, the Marrakech International Film Festival brings together important figures from the world of the arts, culture and the media. Created in 2001, it seeks to unearth new talents by presenting feature films of quality; to increase the Moroccan audience for international cinema; to celebrate the cinema of the past, present and future through retrospectives, tributes and a “carte blanche” given to leading figures of cinema; and to provide a relaxed and comfortable setting for useful contact between Moroccan and foreign industry players, in the renowned resort of Marrakech.

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