Ouarzazate - Film production in Ouarzazate recorded this year a strong recovery with a positive impact on local economy, particularly in the tourism sector which shows an increase of 19%.
Film production operators, who took note with satisfaction this recovery, are now concerned with means which can ensure the continuity of the film industry momentum.
Abderrazak Zitouni, the President of the Ouarzazate Film Commission, told MAP that film production recorded a significant recovery in Morocco generally and in Ouarzazate in particular, whose film set host about 75% of foreign films shot in the Kingdom.
An important amount of Hollywood and international films were shot in film studios in Ouarzazate, such as Gladiator, Kingdom of Heaven, Lawrence of Arabia, Alexander the Great, Asterix and Obelix, Spy Game and others. This makes the city one of the most prominent destinations for film production in the world.
Photos by Genesis Melgar for Morocco World News