Ali Benzekri

A devoted cinephile, Ali started his career as Communication and Ditribution Manager at Ali n' Productions (Ali Zaoua, Casablanca Beats, Blue Caftan). He followed that resourceful experience by taking on the job of Head of Archives at the Cinémathèque de Tanger. Since 2021, Ali has been running a specialized film program on Radio 2M, one of the leading radio channels in Morocco. He is currently in the process of launching the Filmothèque, a traveling cinema project aimed at showing independent and classic films in Morocco in creative fashion. He writes about films in English and French Lioumness, International Cinephile Society and TelQuel.

Interviews

Interview: 2023 Cannes Film Festival winning-director Asmae El Moudir on her new film ‘The Mother of All Lies’

Asmae El Moudir is one of Morocco’s freshest new voices in cinema today. Last month, she made history in Cannes… Read More

June 15, 2023

‘Last Summer’ review: Catherine Breillat grounds her provocative romance with truth and a staggering performance from Léa Drucker | Cannes

For her first feature film in over 10 years, Catherine Breillat made the surprising choice of adapting Queen of Hearts,… Read More

May 26, 2023

‘Kadib Abyad (The Mother of All Lies)’ review: Asmae El Moudir stunningly recreates a buried Moroccan past | Cannes

Over the last few years, a strong ascension of Moroccan cinema started taking shape on an international scale, with the… Read More

May 25, 2023

‘Club Zero’ review: Jessica Hausner nails the absurdist comedy but fails to go deeper | Cannes

Jessica Hausner’s career launched in Cannes when her film school project Inter-View, figured among the palmares of the Cinefondation competition… Read More

May 22, 2023

‘May December’ review: Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore make a meal out of Todd Haynes’ delicious story of infamy and obsession | Cannes

In 2015, Todd Haynes came to Cannes to premiere Carol that received rave reviews and an instant cult classic treatment.… Read More

May 21, 2023

‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ review: Martin Scorsese’s true American crime story of greed, murder and love may be his most empathetic | Cannes

The biggest event of Cannes this year is the return of Martin Scorsese, 38 years after After Hours. The expectations… Read More

May 20, 2023

‘The New Boy’ review: Cate Blanchett and Aswan Reid stun in Warwick Thornton’s spiritually dense Aboriginal fable | Cannes

Australian director Warwick Thornton lets you know from the beginning that the Aboriginal boy (a mesmerizing Aswan Reid), who arrives… Read More

May 20, 2023