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Achievement / Creative industry · 2024

Morocco’s growing screen production economy

Foreign film and television productions invested ≈$124.72m in Morocco in 2024, according to the Moroccan Cinema Centre.

The full picture

Beyond the number

Foreign film and television productions invested ≈$124.72m in Morocco in 2024, according to the Moroccan Cinema Centre.

Studios and production services developed around places such as Ouarzazate and Casablanca, attracting projects from abroad.

The Moroccan Cinema Centre counted ≈$124.75m of budgets invested in Morocco by foreign productions in 2024, up from ≈$114.87m in 2023.

USD figures are approximate conversions from MAD using annual average exchange rates. World Bank exchange rates.

Then / Now

How the story unfolded

  1. Foreign productions invested ≈$91.9m in Morocco, according to CCM.

  2. Investment reached ≈$114.87m.

  3. The CCM recorded ≈$124.72m across foreign production categories.

The next question

What comes next?

Can more of the editing, effects, training, and other production work take place in Morocco?

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