Less than 200 movies produced in Morocco in 30 years
Morocco, Economics, 4/17/2004

Morocco has produced less than 200 movies in the past 30 years, including 132 feature movies, said researchers at a conference on the Moroccan motion picture.

The participants noted that with such a low figure -an annual average of 4.5 movies since 1980, it is impossible to speak about the Moroccan cinema as a form of creation.

Women were the main theme of 64% of Moroccan movies, while history was the topic of 20%. Other major themes were occupation (7%) and childhood (7%), said the participants. Morocco has also produced 22 adventure movies, 15 movies based on literary books, 12 political ones, 12 musicals, 11 thrillers, four documentaries, three war movies and three martial arts movies.

In the opening session, communication minister Nabil Benabdellah, said his department will earmark 30 million DH (US$ 3.3 million) to support the Moroccan motion picture and will bring the amount to 100 million DH (US$ 11 million).

He also praised the skills of Moroccan cinema technicians who work both for Moroccan productions and for foreign movies shot in the Kingdom.

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