10/06/2008
When the fifth Trans-Saharan Film Festival opens on June 12th in the southern Moroccan city of Zagora, it will have a special emphasis on desert and Sahara-themed films, MAP reported. Films from Spain, China, Burkina Faso, Algeria, Canada, Belgium and Hungary are among those to be screened at the festival. The three-day programme includes a symposium on the Moroccan desert in cinema and workshops for local high-school students.