In 2006, this non-profit organization took over the premises of Cinema Rif, est. 1938. It aims to provide Tangier’s public with quality programming that reflects the diversity of film production, without the hegemony of commercial movies released in Moroccan theaters.
Our mission is to:
• Promote world cinema in Morocco, and Moroccan cinema in the world
• Act as a platform for cross-cultural exchange and dialogue
• Create a film archive featuring documentary and experimental films and video art
• Host workshops and educational activities for children and filmmakers
The nonprofit Cinémathèque de Tanger is leading the way in the challenge of rebuilding the city's cultural landscape, through the medium of cinema. We founded the CdT in the belief that societies only develop when culture is thriving.
In February 2007, the Cinematheque de Tanger (CdT) opened its doors on the Grand Socco plaza, in a restored landmark building, the 1938 Cinema Rif. Today, the CdT is proud to be North Africa‘s only art house cinema, showing the best of contemporary and classic film in the historic heart of Tangier, as well as running an educational program of workshops and masterclasses for local specific audiences - children, schools, non profit organisations etc. The CdT boasts two screening rooms, a digital film library, editing suite, library, and café. In our first two years, we welcomed tens of thousands of spectators, from all walks of life, to some 250 films from more than 20 countries. We are realizing our first goal: to bring the people of Tangier back to the movies.
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