When cinema is put at the service of education

Fes is hosting, from 9 to 11 May, the 12th edition of the National Festival of Educational Film. Initiated by the Regional Academy of Education and Training of Fes-Boulemane (AREF), in collaboration with the association Space of Creativity for Cinema and Theatre, this event will open this year to the educational film of the Maghreb. Educational films from countries in the region will thus be screened on the occasion. Furthermore, and to fulfil its mission which consists of raising awareness of the importance of the 7th art in education and the elevation of personal and collective taste and to encourage the creativity of young people, this festival gives the opportunity to budding artists to demonstrate their artistic talents. Thus, within the framework of the official competition, students belonging to educational, cultural, and artistic clubs of public and private schools, falling under the different AREFs of the Kingdom, will have to show creativity and imagination to distinguish themselves and win one of the 5 prizes of the festival. It is about the grand prize of the festival, which rewards the best work, the prize for the best direction, the prize for the best screenplay, as well as the prizes for the best male performance and the best female performance. A jury chaired by the director and producer Jamal Souissi and composed of the president of the Moroccan Association of Film Critics, Khalil Damoun, the theatre actor Rachid Bennani, the director Rachid Cheikh, and the teacher Karima Ben Mimoun, will have the task of deciding between the films taking part in the official competition. It should be noted that with the aim of enriching the programme of the festival, the organisers have planned parallel activities, workshops, as well as screenings of films out of competition.

Provider / Source : A.R., Le Matin