<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">The French city of Angoulême raised the Moroccan flag on its city hall building in celebration of Moroccan cinema during the opening of the Francophone Film Festival, which this year focuses on Moroccan cinema. </p><figure class="image"><img src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTn0w5FhxuY6FEro1eGdgkOIxgWw6r2xUJ7xA&s" alt="Francophone Film Festival Decorates Angoulême with Moroccan Colors - Voice of Morocco"></figure><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Moroccan cinema present at the Francophone Film Festival</span> </h2><figure class="image"><img src="https://i0.wp.com/sabk.ma/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/festival-angouleme.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=560%2C315&strip=all&quality=75" alt="Moroccan Cinema at the Francophone Film Festival in Angoulême - www.sabk.ma"></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> During the festival, a group of the most prominent Moroccan films in French will be screened, as the festival showcases the talents of a number of directors who have presented diverse visions to the world.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> These works will be focused on throughout the festival, which began on August 27 and will continue until September 1, through the screening of a distinguished selection of the most beautiful Moroccan films, including “The Cursed Son” by Mohamed Asfour, “The Great Journey” by Ismail Ferroukhi, “Ali Zaoua, Prince of the Street” by Nabil Ayouch, “Maroc” by Leila Marrakchi, and “Adam” by Maryam Touzani. </p><figure class="image"><img src="https://www.aden-city.net/UploadFiles/2024/Aug/25/3d1f88c8-8e74-47a0-885f-4d6e628285e3.jpg" alt="Arabic and International - The French Angoulême Film Festival honors Morocco and Alain Delon"></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> This edition of the festival will also witness the world premiere of the feature film “La Damnée” by Abel Danan, and the documentary film “Events Without Significance” by director Mustapha Derkaoui.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> In addition to Moroccan films, the festival will display a collection of photographs by Moroccan photographer Leila Alaoui, in cooperation with the Arab World Institute.</p><h3 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Celebrating Moroccan culture and industries</span> </h3><figure class="image"><img src="https://i0.wp.com/rni.ma/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/news_1524158250.jpg?resize=800%2C420&ssl=1" alt="Ministry of Tourism and Traditional Industry launches programs to support the competitiveness of actors in the traditional industry sector - National Rally of Independents"></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The festival does not only focus on Moroccan cinema, but also celebrates Moroccan culture in general, as a “Moroccan market” will be held in the town of Angoulême in parallel with the festival’s activities, so that visitors have the opportunity to enjoy the magic and authenticity of <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://news.sbisiali.com/news/article/with-a-clean-six-goal-victory-over-egypt-morocco-achieves-its-first-bronze-medal-in-football">Moroccan</a> traditional industries.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> It is worth noting that the Francophone Film Festival was launched for the first time in 2008. It is dedicated to French-language cinema and is held in the city of <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&search=%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%BA%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85&wprov=acrw1_0">Angoulême</a> , in Charente, southwest France.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> At the end of every summer, this festival is an important date for all culture lovers in <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&search=%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A7&wprov=acrw1_0">France</a> .</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p>