Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Morocco to create higher institute of audiovisual and cinema

Rabat, Jan. 7 (MAP)- Morocco is due to create a higher institute of audiovisual and cinema (ISMAC) to make up for the country's shortage in high-skilled human resources in these fields.

The creation of this institute is an important step in the training of highly-qualified human resources in this field, and meets the needs of the sector, especially after its liberation, Communication Minister, Khalid Naciri said.

The convention to create ISMAC was signed Wednesday by the ministers of Education, Finance, Communication, and Employment, and the head of the telecommunication authority (ANRT).

About MAD 35mln ($4.27 mln) were earmarked for the institute, which will have a capacity of 200 seats for trainings in eight cinema and audiovisual-related branches.

This project will consolidate the development momentum in upgrading the sector in order to shape it into a national industry and a development vehicle, Naciri added.

According to official figures, the yearly movie production has jumped between 2000 and 2008 from five to 18, while the country is eying to increase production to 20.

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