Theme of the residency
The writer-director Hicham Lasri has agreed to leverage his original idea: a series on Casablanca’s call centres. This imposed theme has the advantage of structuring the exercise but, above all, of maximizing collaborative learning and fostering collective creativity while respecting each participant’s individual artistic voice. Thus, this subject serves as an arena in which each filmmaker can express her national and creative uniqueness while contributing to the project. Today, Morocco has over 1,200 call centres, representing approximately 90,000 direct jobs, with Casablanca at their epicentre. In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the presence of young Sub-Saharan workers in these facilities: more than 20,000 Sub-Saharan students and young professionals now live in Morocco, often drawn by opportunities in customer-relations roles. These call centres have become living spaces and sites of cultural exchange, where the accents, references, aspirations, and struggles of an entire continent converge.
Programme
Format : Hybrid (online and in-person)
• August – September: Preparatory activities (online)
• 15 September – 27 October 2025: Six-week residency (in presential in Morocco):
Session 1: Introduction and development of scenarios
Session 2: Pre-production
Session 3: Production
Session 4: Post-production and closing of the residency
• October – December: Post-residency follow-up (online)
• The residency programme offers selected filmmakers multiple networking opportunities to forge lasting connections.
Residents will collaborate closely with their peers under the guidance of the residency team, benefiting from extensive artistic, technical, and logistical support provided by the Tamayouz Cinema Foundation and their partners. This film and art residency will offer residents a platform to develop their skills, amplify their voices, and connect with influential figures in the film industry. It is a unique opportunity for collaboration, artistic exchange, and professional development, supported by a group of film experts, from screenwriting to directing, including post-production and distribution.
To learn more about the application process, download the documents.
Apply before July 31, 2025!
Document
Under the mentorship of internationally acclaimed filmmakers Abderrahame Sissako and Hicham Lasri, this film residency for 10 young women filmmakers from Africa aims to foster creativity, collaboration, and visibility for emerging African women filmmakers In partnership with l'UNESCO, the Tamayouz Cinema Foundation presents a unique 6-week filmmaking residency open to 10 emerging women filmmakers from the five sub-regions of Africa. The residency will take place from the 15 th of September to the 27 th of October, 2025 in Rabat and Marrakech (Morocco) with the support of the Université Mohamed 6 Polytechnique (UM6P) in Rabat, the Digital Factory in Marrakech, and La Prod, in Casablanca The residency will be under the mentorship of Hicham LASRI and Abderrhamane SISSAKO and will include interventions from Lamia CHRAIBI, Pauline MORINEAU, Sebastien ONOMO, Yasmina TAMER, David MAGALHÃES, Asmae ZIATI et Thomas AYMAR.
RESIDENCY FOR YOUNG WOMEN AFRICAN FILMMAKERS
