Photo Shoots – Film Production

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Morocco is a country of sun and light. Its privileged geographical position and its moderate climate make it beloved with Fashion designers, Hollywood and independent film makers, who have been coming here for decades to create their works.

If you are looking for specific locations / ideal places for your photo or fashion shoots in Morocco, we can organise necessary arrangements tailor made to your exact requirements.

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Filming in Morocco

Morocco is an exciting country offering wide contrasts and unexpected pleasures- Ranging from trendy cities to rural villages - vast landscapes, from magnificent mountain ranges to deserts.

If you are looking for specific locations for filming in Morocco, we can organise necessary arrangements tailor made to your exact requirements. W e can assist with every element of production: we can negotiate the best deals possible on all orders - scouting and managing locations - filming permits - Liaison with government bodies - solve any production problems - negotiate local actors and contractors - organise transportation, accommodation and catering and more.

Since motion pictures were first invented, many foreign filmmakers have been lured by the beauty and magic of the Moroccan landscape. As early as 1897, Louis Lumiere was filming here. Later, Orson Welles, whose Othello, shot in Morocco, was his only film to be awarded with a Palm d'Or at Cannes. Other famous filmmakers have shot masterpieces here, from Alfred Hitchcock (The Man Who Knew Too Much, 1955) and David Lean (Lawrence of Arabia, 1962) to Martin Scorsese (The Last Temptation of Christ, 1987).

Morocco's Movie Productions worth $111 million

Some 17 foreign movies were shot in Morocco during the first half of 2008, worth some $ 111 million, which is "a record that has never been achieved before," according to the Moroccan Cinematographic Centre (CCM).

In 2007, the amount invested in foreign movie production in Morocco exceeded $ 74 million, against $ 61.9 million in 2006 and $ 38.4 millions in 2005, the same source added.

It is also explained by the promotional efforts of the southern region of Souss-Massa-Draa, which hosts shooting locations for more than half of foreign productions in Morocco, to become a leader shooting location in Africa by the year 2016.
Some famous films are related to Morocco, namely, "Gladiator" (2000), “Black Hawk Down” (2001), “Kingdom of Heaven” (2005), as wells as "Alexander" (2004).

Latest News:

Paul Bowles' novel to be filmed in Fes

Peter Webber who had a hit directing "The Girl With the Pearl Earring" will direct "The Spider's House," a romantic drama set in 1950s Morocco.

Based on a novel by Paul Bowles and adapted for screen by Laurie Cooke, it is about two American former lovers whose paths cross in FES, Morocco, as clashes between pro-independence insurgents and French colonial overlords escalate.

Timothy Burrill produces the picture, which was developed by Matrix Film Finance. Burrill's previous co-producer credits include "La Vie en rose" "Tess" and "Swimming Pool." He was also executive producer of Roman Polanski's "Oliver Twist" and "The Pianist."

Shooting is scheduled to start in Morocco early next year.