2nd edition of the British Film Week: Rabat - Tanger - Sidi Taibi 11 - 24 November 2012
In collaboration with the Moroccan British Society (MBS) and the Cinemathèque de Tanger (CDT), and with the support of the Moroccan Cinema Centre (MCC)- Centrecinématographique marocain -, the British Council os organising the second edition of the British Film Week in Morocco from 11 to 24 November 2012.
Source : https://www.marocafrik.com/english/2nd-edition-of-...
This event will take place from 11 to 17 November at the Cinéma 7ème Art in the heart of the capital,Rabat, on 16 and 17 November at the Théâtre Nomade in Sidi Taibi, and from 20 to 24 November at the Cinemathèque de Tanger, Tangier.
It will constitute a platform for exhibition open to young promising British directors, whose first works have been awarded in major film festivals and have been acclaimed by international critics.
These films are the product of the new wave of the British cinema, among which is the most recent work of
Rowan Athale, “Wasteland”, will be scheduled for this second edition.
This edition will also be distinguished by the meetings of the British filmmakers with Moroccan cinema enthusiasts every night after the screenings.
In a spirit of equal opportunities and diversity, the British Film Week will be relocated this time for two days of outdoor screenings in Sidi Taibi, a rural town between Salé and Kenitra. This initiative was taken in partnership with the Théâtre Nomade Association.
Mainly in English, and subtitled in French, the event aims at opening a window on the British culture.
The screenings will be open to the public from 18.00 every evening in Rabat, 19.00 in Tangier, and
from 17.00 in Sidi Taibi.
For more information, please visit our web site: www.britishcouncil.org.ma
Wasteland (2012)
Selected for the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)
Selected for the 56th edition of the London Film Festival
Director: Rowan Athale
Drama/Action/Thriller – 120 minutes
Battered, bruised and under arrest, Harvey Denton sits in a police interview room facing interrogation.Clutching a stack of eyewitness statements, Detective Inspector West has no doubt as to Harvey’s part in a foiled robbery, and his subsequent....
Cast: Matthew David Lewis, Iwan Rheon, Luke Treadaway, Gerard Kearns, Timothy Spall
Shadow Dancer (2012)
Presented in “Hors Compétition” at the 62nd International Film Festival in Berlin 2012.Special Police Trophy in the 4th International Film Festival Police of Beaune 2012
Golden Hitchcock and the Audience Award at the 23rd British Film Festival of Dinard 2012
Director: James Marsh
Drama/ Action/ Thriller – 101 minutes
A young woman who has been a member of the IRA alongside her brothers and husband becomes
an informer for Britain's MI5.
Cast: Clive Owen, Aidan Gillen, Gillian Anderson, Domhnall Gleeson, Andrea Riseborough
Kill List (2011)
Critics' Prize at the 4th International Film Festival Police of Beaune 2012
Director: Ben Wheatley
Action/Thriller /Horror/Sci-Fi – 95 minutes
Eight months after a disastrous job in Kiev left him physically and mentally scarred, ex-soldier turned
contract killer, Jay, is pressured by his partner, Gal, into taking a new assignment. As they descend
into the dark, disturbing world of the...
Cast: Neil Maskell, Michael Smiley, MyAnna Buring, Emma Fryer
Attack The Block (2011)
Nominated in several festivals such as the BAFTA, British Independent Film Award (BIFA) and
FANT-ASIA FILM AWARD
Director: Joe Cornish
Action/Horror/Comedy – 90 minutes
From the producers of 'Shaun of the Dead' and 'Scott Pilgrim vs. The World' comes Attack The Block,a fast funny, frightening action adventure movie that pits a teen gang against an invasion of savage alien monsters. It turns a London tower block...
Cast: Nick Forst, Jodie Whittaker, Luke Treadaway
Black Pond (2011)
Nominated in BAFTA for the Best First Film
Director: Will Sharpe, Tom Kingsley
Action/Thriller/Comedy – 82 minutes
An ordinary family is accused of murder when a stranger dies at their dinner table.
Two-time BAFTA winner Chris Langham stars as bumbling father Tom Thompson and the inimitable Simon Amstellmakes his film debut as a sinister psychotherapist....
Cast: Chris Langham, Simon Amstell, Amanda Hadingue, Colin Hurley
It will constitute a platform for exhibition open to young promising British directors, whose first works have been awarded in major film festivals and have been acclaimed by international critics.
These films are the product of the new wave of the British cinema, among which is the most recent work of
Rowan Athale, “Wasteland”, will be scheduled for this second edition.
This edition will also be distinguished by the meetings of the British filmmakers with Moroccan cinema enthusiasts every night after the screenings.
In a spirit of equal opportunities and diversity, the British Film Week will be relocated this time for two days of outdoor screenings in Sidi Taibi, a rural town between Salé and Kenitra. This initiative was taken in partnership with the Théâtre Nomade Association.
Mainly in English, and subtitled in French, the event aims at opening a window on the British culture.
The screenings will be open to the public from 18.00 every evening in Rabat, 19.00 in Tangier, and
from 17.00 in Sidi Taibi.
For more information, please visit our web site: www.britishcouncil.org.ma
Wasteland (2012)
Selected for the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)
Selected for the 56th edition of the London Film Festival
Director: Rowan Athale
Drama/Action/Thriller – 120 minutes
Battered, bruised and under arrest, Harvey Denton sits in a police interview room facing interrogation.Clutching a stack of eyewitness statements, Detective Inspector West has no doubt as to Harvey’s part in a foiled robbery, and his subsequent....
Cast: Matthew David Lewis, Iwan Rheon, Luke Treadaway, Gerard Kearns, Timothy Spall
Shadow Dancer (2012)
Presented in “Hors Compétition” at the 62nd International Film Festival in Berlin 2012.Special Police Trophy in the 4th International Film Festival Police of Beaune 2012
Golden Hitchcock and the Audience Award at the 23rd British Film Festival of Dinard 2012
Director: James Marsh
Drama/ Action/ Thriller – 101 minutes
A young woman who has been a member of the IRA alongside her brothers and husband becomes
an informer for Britain's MI5.
Cast: Clive Owen, Aidan Gillen, Gillian Anderson, Domhnall Gleeson, Andrea Riseborough
Kill List (2011)
Critics' Prize at the 4th International Film Festival Police of Beaune 2012
Director: Ben Wheatley
Action/Thriller /Horror/Sci-Fi – 95 minutes
Eight months after a disastrous job in Kiev left him physically and mentally scarred, ex-soldier turned
contract killer, Jay, is pressured by his partner, Gal, into taking a new assignment. As they descend
into the dark, disturbing world of the...
Cast: Neil Maskell, Michael Smiley, MyAnna Buring, Emma Fryer
Attack The Block (2011)
Nominated in several festivals such as the BAFTA, British Independent Film Award (BIFA) and
FANT-ASIA FILM AWARD
Director: Joe Cornish
Action/Horror/Comedy – 90 minutes
From the producers of 'Shaun of the Dead' and 'Scott Pilgrim vs. The World' comes Attack The Block,a fast funny, frightening action adventure movie that pits a teen gang against an invasion of savage alien monsters. It turns a London tower block...
Cast: Nick Forst, Jodie Whittaker, Luke Treadaway
Black Pond (2011)
Nominated in BAFTA for the Best First Film
Director: Will Sharpe, Tom Kingsley
Action/Thriller/Comedy – 82 minutes
An ordinary family is accused of murder when a stranger dies at their dinner table.
Two-time BAFTA winner Chris Langham stars as bumbling father Tom Thompson and the inimitable Simon Amstellmakes his film debut as a sinister psychotherapist....
Cast: Chris Langham, Simon Amstell, Amanda Hadingue, Colin Hurley
Source : https://www.marocafrik.com/english/2nd-edition-of-...