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Morocco

Morocco has positioned itself as Africa's top filming destination for international productions, with the legendary Atlas Studios in Ouarzazate and stunning landscapes that have doubled for locations worldwide. The Marrakech International Film Festival brings global attention to Moroccan cinema annually.

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FestivalsVerified 1 month ago

10th edition of the African Diaspora Cinema Festival (ADCF), Florence, Italy, 2–5 September 2026. A primary international platform for African diaspora film and arts since 2013 — includes music, live ...

Official deadline: 31 May 2026 | Late deadline: 30 June 2026Apply
Funds & GrantsVerified 1 month ago

Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC) Cinema Grant for fiction and documentary feature and short/medium films. Covers development, production and post-production phases. Open to Arab directors and pro...

19 June 2026 — check arabculturefund.org/Programs/12 for exact deadline and any updatesApply
Labs & FellowshipsVerified 1 month ago

Fully-funded fellowships teaching filmmaking, media literacy, and technology to underserved students across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Fellows spend 2–6 months embedded in partner communities.

Rolling applications — check theviifoundation.org for current openingsApply
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The Red Sea Fund supports development, production, and post-production across four annual cycles. Has backed 280+ films since 2021. Strong focus on African and Middle Eastern filmmakers, but open glob...

Rolling — four cycles per year. Check redseafilmfest.com for current cycle dates.Apply
Labs & FellowshipsVerified 1 month ago

A funded screenplay development incubator founded by former Netflix Africa executive Funa Maduka, in partnership with Neon (the studio behind Anora and Parasite). 8-10 writers from Africa, the Middle ...

June 1, 2026Apply
Funds & GrantsVerified 1 month ago

**A rolling recruitment campaign** for emerging filmmakers across Africa and Europe to join the AU–EU Youth Voices Lab database. Selected filmmakers will be engaged on a project basis to: - Document ...

Rolling recruitment - apply anytimeApply
Markets & PitchingVerified 1 month ago

A forum focused on decolonising coproduction practices in film and media, bringing together African filmmakers with international partners to create equitable collaborations. The Cross Continental For...

2026-07-01Apply
Funds & GrantsVerified 1 month ago

Applications are now open for the AU–EU Youth Voices Lab – Power of the Collective for young filmmakers programme. The AU–EU Youth Voices Lab – Power of the Collective is launching a rolling recruitme...

RollingApply
Labs & FellowshipsVerified 1 month ago

An online AI film school founded by Shelby and Caleb Ward, offering curated courses in AI filmmaking, advertising, screenwriting, VFX, and documentary. The school provides a "safe space" for creators ...

Rolling admissions (courses start regularly)Apply
Funds & GrantsVerified 1 month ago

Inspired by Shirley Chisholm’s call to ‘bring a folding chair’ when there’s no seat at the table, Folding Chair is EQI’s digital journal – a space for conversations, perspectives, and storytelling on ...

ongoingApply
Funds & GrantsVerified 1 month ago

In the heart of a rapidly digitising Africa, a new wave of storytellers is emerging—armed not with brushes or pens, but with headsets, code, and creative fire. Across the continent, women are reimagin...

To be confirmedApply
FestivalsVerified 1 month ago

FESPACO (Festival Panafricain du Cinéma et de la Télévision de Ouagadougou) is THE flagship Pan-African film festival, held biennially in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso since 1969. The 2027 edition has ope...

27 Feb – 6 March 2027Apply
Labs & FellowshipsVerified 1 month ago

A year-long fellowship from Film Independent amplifying the voices of Black or African American artists working in fiction, nonfiction, and episodic formats. Fellows receive mentorship, industry acces...

Annual cycle — typically opens Q1. Check filmindependent.org for 2026 dates.Apply
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Fully-funded fellowships to teach filmmaking, media literacy, and technology to underserved students across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Fellows spend 2–6 months embedded in partner communities, r...

Rolling applications — check website for current cycleApply
Funds & GrantsVerified 1 month ago

The North Africa Cultural Program (second cycle) is calling for applications from filmmakers and cultural practitioners in North Africa. The program, announced via the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (...

AFAC NACP 2nd cycle — check arabculturefund.org or na-cp.orgApply
Funds & GrantsVerified 1 month ago

The Certificate in Audio Production & Post-Production (CAPP 2026) is a three-month intensive, fully structured audio training programme based in Mbale, Uganda, running from March to August 2026 with g...

Check quad-a.com for 4th edition 2026 deadlineApply
Funds & GrantsVerified 1 month ago

Matatu Film Lab (MFL) is a comprehensive training program dedicated to cultivating and supporting emerging filmmakers. Led and conducted by a team of African and international industry experts and fil...

Rolling — check filmpossible.org/matatufilmlab for current cycleApply
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SOTAMBE (meaning 'come and watch' in local language) is the largest film festival in Zambia, now in its 13th edition. ZAMIFF promotes Southern African filmmakers and is known for its hospitality and n...

26 April 2026 (Early Bird); 1 June 2026 (Regular); 1 July 2026 (Late)Apply
Labs & FellowshipsVerified 1 month ago

AFRICARJARC is a cinema programme by Création Africa that supports African filmmakers through residencies, mentoring, and co-production facilitation. The programme brings together African creators wit...

Festival 23–26 July 2026 — confirm submission deadline on FilmFreeway.Apply
Funds & GrantsVerified 1 month ago

A collaborative storytelling fellowship from the Video Consortium, supported by the Skoll Foundation. SSP Africa connects regional filmmakers with social innovators across Africa to produce cinematic ...

Check videoconsortium.org for current application datesApply
Funds & Grants

The Black Film Project is a fellowship programme at the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research at Harvard University. The fellowship supports filmmakers exploring the Black experience...

2026 cycle CLOSED (deadline was February 26, 2026). 2027 applications expected early 2027.Apply
Funds & Grants

The UNESCO/Tamayouz Cinema Foundation Residency is a fully supported creative residency for young African women filmmakers, held in Morocco. The programme provides mentorship, workshops, and a creativ...

Periodic. Check UNESCO creativity portal and Tamayouz Cinema Foundation for upcoming calls.Apply
Funds & Grants

KOSINIMA, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded by Oluwaseun Babalola that provides films, grants, and career support for filmmakers in Africa and the African diaspora. The KOSINIMA Short Film Grant f...

Submissions currently closed. Check kosinima.org/shortfilmgrant for the next open cycle.Apply
Funds & Grants

The Alter-Ciné Foundation was created in 2001 in memory of Canadian documentary filmmaker Yvan Patry, co-founder of the production company Alter-Ciné, who directed numerous documentaries and current a...

Annual cycle. Check altercine.org for 2026 submission dates.Apply
AI & Emerging Tech

The world's largest AI film prize — $1 million — launched in collaboration with Google's Gemini at the 1 Billion Followers Summit in Dubai. The inaugural award in 2025 was won by Tunisian filmmaker Zo...

Annual. Next edition expected late 2026. Monitor 1billionfollowers.ae.Apply
Funds & Grants

The Merck Foundation Film Awards More Than a Mother is an annual competition launched in partnership with African First Ladies, inviting African filmmakers, film students, and young creative talents t...

OPEN NOW. Deadline: 30 September 2026.Apply
Funds & Grants

Africa No Filter is a donor collaborative focused on shifting stereotypical narratives about Africa. Its Kekere Storytellers Fund provides micro-grants to emerging African content creators whose work ...

Periodic calls. Check africanofilter.org for current opportunities.Apply
Funds & Grants

The ACP-EU Culture Programme is funded by the European Union to support cultural and creative industries in African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) countries. It provides grants of up to 200,000 EUR or ...

Periodic calls for proposals. Check acp-ue-culture.eu for current opportunities.Apply
Funds & Grants

Docubox is the only dedicated film fund for East African documentary filmmakers. Founded in 2013 by Kenyan filmmaker Judy Kibinge, it provides development and production grants of $5,000-$20,000 to do...

Annual cycle. Check mydocubox.org for current call status.Apply
Festivals

FESPACO is Africas oldest and largest film festival, founded in 1969 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. It is the continents most important celebration of African cinema, operating on a biennial cycle (odd...

Call for films for 30th edition (2027) opened February 2026. Check fespaco.bf for deadline.Apply
Funds & Grants

The Doha Film Institute is the primary engine for independent cinema funding in the MENA region, and one of the most important international grant bodies for filmmakers from the Global South. Founded ...

Spring 2026 cycle: CLOSED (8 January 2026). Fall 2026 cycle: Expected July-August 2026.Apply
Funds & Grants

The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC) is an independent organisation founded in 2007 to support artists and cultural institutions across the Arab world. Its Documentary Film Program provides finan...

DEADLINE: 2 April 2026 at 5:00 PM Beirut time (GMT+3). Online application only.Apply
Funds & Grants

The Next Narrative Africa Fund is a mission-driven content and media investment vehicle targeting $50 million in total capitalization — $40 million commercial content fund paired with $10 million from...

First grantees announced March 2026. Future open calls expected — monitor the NNAF website.Apply
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The Marrakech International Film Festival (FIFM) — one of the most prominent film festivals in Africa and the Arab world, founded in 2001 by HM King Mohammed VI — runs a full industry ecosystem called...

CALL OPEN NOW (9th edition, 2026). Official deadlines confirmed on atlasateliers.marrakech-festival.com: Projects in Development — Monday 6 July 2026. Films in Shooting or Post-Production — Monday 31 August 2026. Atlas Station (Moroccan producers) — Monday 31 August 2026. Atlas Station (Moroccan short films) — Monday 14 September 2026. Programme: five days online in October 2026, then onsite in Marrakech 22–26 November 2026, alongside the 23rd FIFM.Apply
Festivals

CineMart is the world’s oldest and most prestigious co-production market for independent feature films, founded in 1983 as part of the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). Now in its 43rd edi...

CineMart 2026 ran 1–4 February 2026 (now concluded). NEXT CYCLE: CineMart 2027 event will be held in February 2027. Submission call opens approximately May/June 2027. Based on the 2025 cycle: Early deadline early July; standard deadline mid-August; final/late deadline late August. For HBF-supported projects: email cinemart@IFFR.com directly to register interest in the CineMart x HBF strand for 2027.Apply
Funds & GrantsVerified 1 month ago

Final Cut in Venice — 14th edition. Post-production workshop for filmmakers from Africa, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, and Yemen. Up to 6 working-copy films presented to producers, buyers, ...

9 June 2026Apply
Markets & Pitching

The Venice Gap-Financing Market is the financing market inside the Venice Production Bridge, which runs alongside the Venice International Film Festival — one of the world's three most prestigious fil...

🟢 OPEN NOW — Call for Projects 2026 opened 2 February 2026. Deadline: 30 April 2026.Apply
Markets & Pitching

The IDFA Forum Pitch is the co-production and co-financing market at the heart of IDFA — the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, the world's largest documentary festival with 295,000 vi...

IDFA Forum 2026: 16–19 November 2026. Submission window opens approximately 2 June 2026 via MyIDFA.Apply
Funds & Grants

The TorinoFilmLab (TFL) is a talent development and co-production initiative run by the Museum of Cinema in Turin, Italy, established in 2008 with support from Creative Europe. Its Co-Production Fund ...

2026 round: CLOSED (deadline was 4 March 2026). NEXT ROUND: opens approximately January/February 2027. GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR AFRICAN FILM & SERIES MAKERS | 2025/2026 EDITION | Updated March 2026 Compiled March 2026 directed by Cati Weinek with Fab Claude.. Always verify deadlines and eligibility on official programme websites before applying.Apply
Funds & Grants

The IDFA Bertha Fund is run by IDFA — the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, the world's largest documentary festival. It is the only fund in the world dedicated solely to stimulating ...

IBF Europe (European co-producer applies): 1 April 2026. IBF Classic: 2026 round closed 10 February 2026 — no June round in 2026; next Classic round dates TBA.Apply
Funds & Grants

The Hubert Bals Fund is the grant programme of the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) — one of the world's most prestigious festivals. Named after IFFR founder Hubert Bals (who died in 1988)...

2026 deadlines to be announced. Based on historical pattern: approximately 1 March and 1 August. Check iffr.com/en/hubert-bals-fund for confirmation.Apply
Funds & Grants

The World Cinema Fund (WCF) is a grant programme run by the Berlin International Film Festival in partnership with the German Federal Cultural Foundation (Kulturstiftung des Bundes), founded in Novemb...

🟢 OPEN NOW — Production/Post-production deadline: 9 March 2026. Second round: approximately July 2026.Apply
Festivals

GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR AFRICAN FILM & SERIES MAKERS | 2025/2026 EDITION | Updated March 2026 Compiled March 2026 directed by Cati Weinek with Fab Claude.. Always verify deadlines and eligibility on ...

52nd session (October 2026 – February 2027): applications expected to open approximately March/April 2026 — CHECK THE WEBSITE NOW. (51st session deadline was 30 September 2025.)Apply
Funds & Grants

The Red Sea Feature Films Program (formerly called The Lodge) is a 10-month intensive creative and professional training programme run by Red Sea Labs, a division of the Red Sea Film Foundation in Sau...

NEXT CYCLE: opens approximately August 2026. African/Arab/Asian projects: deadline approximately September–December 2026.Apply

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Industry at a Glance

Major Studios & Companies

Sigma TechnologiesLes Films du Nouveau MondeNabil Ayouch Productions

Notable Filmmakers

Nabil AyouchMaryam TouzaniFaouzi BensaïdiHicham LasriNarjiss Nejjar

Filming Permits

The Centre Cinématographique Marocain (CCM) manages filming permits. Morocco has a streamlined process for international productions, with permits typically issued within 5-10 business days.

Tax Incentives

Morocco offers a 20% cash rebate on qualifying production expenditure for international productions spending at least MAD 5 million ($500,000 USD) in the country. Additional rebates available for post-production work.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Filming in Morocco

How do I find film grants in Morocco?+
Film Resource Africa lists all available grants, funding opportunities, and fellowships relevant to filmmakers in Morocco. Browse the opportunities below filtered for Morocco, or visit our main directory and filter by country. We update listings daily as new opportunities become available.
What film festivals are held in Morocco?+
Morocco hosts several film festivals throughout the year. Check our directory for the latest festival listings, submission deadlines, and entry requirements. We track both major international festivals and smaller regional events across Morocco.
Do I need a filming permit to shoot in Morocco?+
The Centre Cinématographique Marocain (CCM) manages filming permits. Morocco has a streamlined process for international productions, with permits typically issued within 5-10 business days.
Are there tax incentives for film production in Morocco?+
Morocco offers a 20% cash rebate on qualifying production expenditure for international productions spending at least MAD 5 million ($500,000 USD) in the country. Additional rebates available for post-production work.
How can I connect with filmmakers in Morocco?+
Film Resource Africa connects you with the Morocco filmmaking community. Browse our Industry Directory to find production companies, crew members, and services based in Morocco. You can also join our newsletter for weekly updates on opportunities and events.