International Women's Film Festival in Salé

The International Women's Film Festival of Salé (Arabic: المهرجان الدولي لفيلم المرأة بسلا) or FIFFS, is a film festival held in Salé, Morocco.[1][2][3]

Salé International Women's Film
Festival international du film de femmes de Salé
BeginsNovember 8th, 2021
EndsNovember 13th, 2021
FrequencyAnnually
Location(s)Sale, Morocco
CountryMorocco
Founded2004
Patron(s)King Mohammed VI
Websitehttps://www.fiffs.ma/

Organized by the Bouregreg Association under the patronage of King Mohammed VI with the aim of promoting women's cinema and highlighting women in cinema, the festival was created in 2004[4][5][6][7][8] and was followed by a second edition in 2006. It has been an annual event since 2009[9] (with the exception of 2020, due to the Covid-19 pandemic).[10][11]

At the first edition, the jury was made entirely of women and was presided over by Moroccan filmmaker Narjiss Nejjar.[12]

See also

References
  1. "Evénements récurrents | Africultures : Festival international du Film de Femmes de Salé". Africultures (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  2. ":: CENTRE CINEMATOGRAPHIQUE MAROCAIN ::". www.ccm.ma. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  3. Khalil, Andrea (2013-10-18). North African Cinema in a Global Context: Through the Lens of Diaspora. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-96863-4.
  4. MATIN, LE. "Le Matin - Festival International du Film de Salé : "Ecrans de femmes"". Le Matin (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  5. "Maroc: 1ère édition du Festival International du Film de Salé : point de vue tunisien". All Africa.
  6. "Launch of the Salé International Womens Film Festival in its 11th edition – COMMUNE OF SALÉ". Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  7. Ginsberg, Terri; Lippard, Chris (2020). Historical Dictionary of Middle Eastern Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-5381-3905-9.
  8. Afrique magazine (in French). Groupe Jeune Afrique, S.A. 2004.
  9. CCME. "CCME - 30 septembre - Salé - Festival international du Film de Femmes : Projection de 3 films en compétition officielle". www.ccme.org.ma (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  10. "Annulation de la 14ème édition du Festival international du film de femmes de Salé". Aujourd'hui le Maroc (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  11. "FIFFS : "le cinéma, une des lumières permettant de prendre soin de l'humanité" (organisateurs) | MapNews". www.mapnews.ma. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  12. "Salé s'offre son Festival du film". Aujourd'hui le Maroc (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-17.
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