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- Where: Casablanca, Rabat, Oujda, Beni Mellal, Berkane, Fez
When: May 7-12, 2012FILM FORWARD returned to Morocco for a second year in 2012 in collaboration with the U.S. Embassy in Rabat. Filmmakers Mike Cahill (Another Earth) and Linda Goldstein Knowlton (Somewhere Between) attended the program and participated in screenings, student workshops, and Q&As in Rabat, Casablanca, Beni Mellal, Oujda, Berkane, and Fez.
Schedule Of EventsAll events are free and open to the public!
May 3
RABAT
8:30pm: BUCK
Théâtre National Mohammed V
FIFALE (International Film Festival of Wildlife and the Environment)May 7
RABAT
5:30pm: SOMEWHERE BETWEEN
Director Linda Goldstein Knowlton will be in attendance for Q&A following the film
Centre Culturel de l’AgdalMay 8
OUJDA
6:00pm: SOMEWHERE BETWEEN
Director Linda Goldstein Knowlton will be in attendance for Q&A following the film
Oujda American CornerBENI MELLAL
7:00pm: ANOTHER EARTH
Director Mike Cahill will be in attendance for Q&A following the film
Chambre de CommerceMay 10
FEZ
6:00pm: ANOTHER EARTH
Director Mike Cahill will be in attendance for Q&A following the film
Annex of the American Language Center/Arabic Language Institute in FezMay 12
CASABLANCA
9:00pm: ANOTHER EARTH
Director Mike Cahill will be in attendance for Q&A following the film
Théâtre Mohammed VI
International Festival of Student Film -
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Program Collaborators
US Embassy, Rabat, Morocco
Morocco was one of the first countries to accord recognition of the new American republic when it allowed American ships access to Moroccan ports in 1777, shortly after the outbreak of the American Revolution. Less than ten years later, the two countries signed a Treaty of Friendship and Peace which was renewed for an indefinite term in 1836. As testament to the special nature of the U.S.-Moroccan relationship, the Moroccan city of Tangier is home to the oldest U.S. diplomatic property in the world, and the only building on foreign soil that is listed in the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, the American Legation in Tangier.Ever since these early days, the U.S. and Morocco have shared a close and abiding relationship across the Atlantic Ocean. Our shared interests include the economic prosperity of both countries, the pursuit of a just and lasting peace in the Middle East region, and the maintenance of regional security and cooperation, and sustainable development and protection for the environment.
Venues
Agdal Cultural Center
Centre Social OCP, Khouribga
Chambre de Commerce, Beni Mellal
Oum Lkora Language Center, Berkane
Mohamed First University, Oujda
Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Beni Mellal
Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University, Fez
