Kleber Mendonça Filho to patron 9th Atlas Workshops for African cinema

The professional platform will select 30 projects from hundreds of submissions to support the development of Moroccan, Arab and African film industries.

شوبز19 اکتوبر، 2026تحریر Sun News Web Desk

Kleber Mendonça Filho will serve as the patron for the 9th edition of the Atlas Workshops, a professional platform for Moroccan, Arab and African cinema. The workshops are scheduled to run from 22 November to 26 November 2026.

Organisers selected 30 projects and films from a pool of 320 projects in development and 90 films currently in production or post-production. This selection comprises 14 projects in development, 11 films in production or post-production, and 5 projects within the Atlas Close-Ups section.

Representing 14 countries, the chosen works originate from Algeria, Cabo Verde, Egypt, Ethiopia, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Rwanda, Senegal, Sudan, Syria and Tunisia. Six of the projects in development are debut feature-length films.

Atlas Station will welcome 8 filmmakers chosen from 30 applicants, while also providing support for 5 Moroccan short films in post-production from 24 submissions. Atlas Press will take place from 23 November to 27 November 2026.

Approximately 60 professionals from Africa, the Arab world and Europe will attend the Atlas Distribution Meetings. The Atlas Workshops was founded in 2018.

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