27/11/2006
Moroccan writer Tahar Ben Jelloun received the Ulysses literary prize at the 24th Mediterranean Cinema and Culture Festival -- Arte Mare -- which was held from November 17th-25th in Bastia, Corsica. Jelloun, author of "La Nuit sacrée" (The Sacred Night), was recognised for all of his work. Two Moroccan feature-length film premieres were screened outside the competition in Bastia -- "Mauvaise Foi" by Roschdy Zem and "What a wonderful world" by Faouzi Bensaïdi. The films will be released December 6th and January 10th, respectively. Moroccan actor and director Rachid El Ouali part of the festival jury, which bestowed the Grand Prize Arte Mare to the Iraqi film "Ahlam" by Mohamed Al-Daradji. (MAP)