The five day event, which takes place every two years and celebrates the best of Arab cinema, will be held from 2nd to 6th April 2025 in the Swiss city.
Read MoreA still from Abderrahmane Sissako’s ‘Black Tea’ which enjoys its UK premiere at the festival
Film Africa 2024 is coming to London to celebrate the best of cinema from the continent
The festival, presented by The Royal African Society, will run from 25 October to 3 November during the UK’s celebration of Black History Month and will showcase the best of African cinema in Europe.
Read MoreA still from ‘Maria’ by Jessica Palud
Cannes adds more titles, include Jessica Palud's 'Maria' and unveils jury for Un Certain Regard
Plus, their selection of short films from all over the world and an immersive program which includes fantastic works featuring the voices of Cate Blanchett, Indira Varma, Tahar Rahim and Colin Farrell.
Read MoreAnya Taylor-Joy as Furiosa in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ action adventure “FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
The Festival de Cannes makes first announcements
And these aren’t for the faint hearted, you’ll see.
Read MoreA historic first prize for Moroccan cinema, at this year's Marrakech Film Festival
After all was said and done, there were no losers at this year’s Marrakech International Film Festival, where audiences got a free taste of great cinema and Moroccan films made history.
Read MoreMarrakech Atlas Workshops announces 25 projects participating in upcoming 6th edition
The films — hailing from 11 countries with 11 helmed by women filmmakers — include the highly anticipated ‘Motherhood’ by Meryam Joobeur, Tunisian filmmaker Ala Eddine Slim’s next project, and Erige Sehiri’s follow up to her critically acclaimed ‘Under the Fig Trees’.
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