Before the Marrakech Film Festival unveil their 2025 line-up, we have learned the films that are the make up of the Atlas Workshops (November 30th-December 4th) and this year’s patron is none other than master filmmaker Cristian Mungiu. 28 projects were selected and among the films in development we find Lebanese Costa Brava, Lebanon filmmaker Mounia Akl finally hitting her sophomore feature with Hold Me (If You Want). Last year’s big winner (Happy Holidays) at the Marrakech Film Festival in Palestinian filmmaker Scandar Copti will move into docu cinema for a third time with A Childhood. Jordan’s Amjad Al Rasheed who gave us Inshallah a Boy (Cannes Critics’ Week selection in 2023) is also working on his sophomore film in Under Her Eye. Here are the projects and films selected for the 2025 Atlas Workshops:
Projects in development
“Akal,” Basma Rkioui (Morocco), first feature documentary
“Chapa 100,” Ique Langa (Mozambique), second fiction feature
“Chentian,” Suha Arraf (Palestine), second fiction feature
“A Childhood,” Scandar Copti (Palestine), third feature documentary
“Les Dieux Délinquants,” Boubacar Sangaré (Burkina Faso), first fiction feature
“Hold Me (If You Want),” Mounia Akl (Lebanon), second fiction feature
“Last Cow,” Amil Shivji (Tanzania), second fiction feature
“The Marches,” Vatche Boulghourjian (Lebanon), second fiction feature
“Siméon Idriss,” Zineb Wakrim (Morocco), first fiction feature
“Under Green Skies,” Jad Chahine (Egypt), first fiction feature
“Under Her Eye,” Amjad Al Rasheed (Jordan), second fiction feature
“Vanda,” Kamy Lara (Angola), first fiction feature
“Don’t Let the Sun Go Up on Me,” Asmae El Moudir (Morocco), second feature documentary
“Goma Enough Is Enough” (Goma Trop C’est Trop), Elisé Sawasawa (Democratic Republic of the Congo), first feature documentary
“Grey Glow” (Lueur Grise), Michèle Tyan (Lebanon), first fiction feature
“La Más Dulce,” Laïla Marrakchi (Morocco), third fiction feature
“Orient Adagio” (Qitar Al-Sharq Al-Bati’), Maha Haj (Palestine), third fiction feature
“Safe Exit,” Mohammed Hammad (Egypt), second fiction feature
“The Station,” Sara Ishaq (Yemen), first fiction feature
“Trip to Jerusalem,” Michel Zarazir and Gaby Zarazir (Lebanon), first fiction feature
“Vagabonds,” Amartei Armar (Ghana), first fiction feature
“Wolves,” Rami Kodeih (Lebanon), first fiction feature
Atlas Close-Ups
“Earth and Ashes” (Terre Et Cendres), Leyna Tahiri (Morocco), first fiction feature
“Into the Blue Night” (Vers La Nuit Bleue), Halima Elkhatabi (Morocco), first fiction feature
“Remontada,” Reda Lahmouid (Morocco), first fiction feature
“The Tanjawi” (Le Tangérois), Zahoua Raji & Ayoub Layoussifi (Morocco), first fiction feature
“Today, I Am 25 Years Old,” Shaden Safieddine Tazi (Morocco), first fiction feature
Atlas Film Showcase
“Until Dawn” (Jusqu’à L’aube), Mohamed Zineddaine (Morocco), fiction feature
