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Inside the Atlas Ateliers: Morocco's movie-making creative workshop
During the Marrakech International Film Festival, dozens of aspiring and emerging filmmakers from across Africa and Arab states are invited to join a five-day creative and mentoring workshop to develop their projects and learn how to build a sustainable future in the movie business.
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Sean Penn slams Oscars for ‘extraordinary cowardice’
Actor / Director Sean Penn has criticised the Academy and Hollywood, especially for its lack of courage when it comes to funding films that expand "cultural expressions". He also slammed how the system made it difficult for the Donald Trump origin story 'The Apprentice' to find a distributor.
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Joe Biden becomes first US president to pay visit to Angola
The historic first trip by a US president to the sub-Saharan African nation aims to spotlight a 2.8 billion euro US-backed railway project, designed to counter China’s influence on the continent, including its Belt and Road Initiative.
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The Order's director Justin Kurzel on legacy of white supremacy
Australian director Justin Kurzel, who got his big break at the Marrakech International Film Festival, now returns with his latest feature The Order. He spoke to Euronews Culture about race relations and parallels between the past and present.
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Marrakech Film Festival opens with Jude Law hunting 'The Order'
Euronews Culture reports from the Marrakech Film Festival in Morocco, one of the largest in the Middle East and North Africa. As it celebrates its 21st edition, the week-long event is increasingly making its presence felt, well beyond its borders.
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No Comment: police fire tear gas at women's march in Kenya
On Monday, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, police in Nairobi broke up a march against femicide. Kenya has reported 97 cases of femicide in 3 months. The demonstrators condemned the government's inaction.