The Marrakech International Film Festival has brought to a close the 6th edition of the Atlas Workshops, which took place from 27 to 30 November in Marrakech. The event brought together 300 international professionals to discuss a selection of 25 projects and films by a new generation of Moroccan, Arab and African filmmakers.
The Atlas workshops awarded eight prizes this year, with a total prize fund of €126,000. Here is the Arab prize list for this year's Atlas Workshops:
ATLAS POST-PRODUCTION PRIZE with €30,000: "Motherhood" by Meryem Joobeur (Tunisia)
ATLAS PRIZE FOR POST-PRODUCTION with €10,000: "The Magma" by Mia Bendrimia (Algeria)
ATLAS PRIZE FOR DEVELOPMENT with €30,000: "Amnesia" by Dima Hamdan (Palestine)
ATLAS DEVELOPMENT PRIZE endowed with €20,000: "The Camel Driving School" by Halima Ouardiri (Morocco).