MARRAKECH IS TURNING SIX LANDMARK VENUES INTO A GLOBAL FILM STAGE
Martino Oosterveer, Contributing Editor Marrakech Short Film Festival 2026 will bring screenings, competitions, talks and masterclasses to six venues across the city…
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MOROCCO TAKES 11 HOMEGROWN GAMING COMPANIES TO GAMESCOM
Morocco has opened its first official Gamescom pavilion, taking eleven homegrown gaming startups, studios and creative companies to…
CHINA IS FLOODING AFRICAN SCREENS WITH FILMS, AND AFRICAN SHOWS ARE HEADING BACK
Chinese entertainment is spreading across African screens, while African programmes are increasingly reaching Chinese audiences through broadcasting, streaming,…
THEY SAID ARABIC MUSIC WOULDN’T SELL TICKETS, DYSTINCT PROVED THEM WRONG
DYSTINCT was told Arabic music would not sell serious tours. Sold-out shows, billions of streams and a Guinness…
NETFLIX BUYS WU-TANG DOCUMENTARY BUILT AROUND DUTCH-MOROCCAN RAPPER CILVARINGZ
Netflix has acquired a Wu-Tang Clan documentary centred on Dutch-Moroccan rapper Cilvaringz and the extraordinary story behind the…
HAYDEN PANETTIERE’S MOTHER BREAKS SILENCE AFTER ACTRESS DIES AT 36
Hayden Panettiere’s mother has spoken after the actress’s death at 36, while authorities await toxicology results and questions…
KEFFE D TALKED ABOUT TUPAC’S MURDER FOR YEARS — NOW THOSE WORDS COULD PUT HIM AWAY
Jamal Mahdad, Founder & Editor-in-Chief Nearly three decades after Tupac Shakur’s murder, Keffe D’s own public statements are now central to a trial…
52 MINUTES ON CANAL+ SHOWS MOROCCO’S TRANSFORMATION IS BECOMING GLOBAL CONTENT
A Canal+ documentary on Morocco’s transformation shows how infrastructure, industry and culture can become globally distributed content—and a…
39 DAYS OF NEW MEDIA RULES WILL TEST HOW MOROCCAN TV HANDLES AI-GENERATED CONTENT
Morocco’s new 39-day audiovisual framework is forcing broadcasters to build clearer AI labelling, verification and trust systems that…
$3 BILLION COULD TURN GAMING INTO ONE OF MOROCCO’S BIGGEST CREATIVE EXPORT INDUSTRIES
Morocco’s ambition to capture up to 1% of the global gaming market will require scalable studios, owned intellectual…