Adil El Fadili's "My Father Is Not Dead" wins award at Film and Migration Festival

Adil El Fadili's film "My Father Is Not Dead" received an award at the Film and Migration Festival. The movie tells the story of Malik, a young boy living with his father Mehdi in a traveling fair. Their lives change when Mehdi gives Malik five mysterious paintings before disappearing. Malik, with the help of the fair community, searches for his father. Additionally, Ahmed Boulane's "Casablanca-Dakar" won the Screenplay Award, and the Directing Award was shared by Mohammed Fauzi Aksel for "A Corpse on the Shore" and Layla Triqui for "Footprints of the Wind." The awards were announced at the closing ceremony, attended by a jury including actress Kholoud El Battioui and director Malika Zairi, as well as film professionals from Morocco, Europe, and the Arab world. Festival director Benyounes Bahkani emphasized the event's goal of strengthening cultural dynamics within the Moroccan diaspora and fostering exchanges among filmmakers. He also highlighted the selected works' focus on contemporary human and social issues related to migration. This edition also honored director Ahmed Boulane and actress Khouloud El Battioui for their contributions to Moroccan cinema. Organized by the "Tawasol" Foundation for Culture and Media, the festival, held from April 10 to 12, promotes cinema as a tool for intercultural dialogue through its programming on migration and social transformations. The event also included conferences and meetings on topics like the film industry in diasporas, bringing