Morocco: A Contemporary Map
28 April 2026 | Corporate news
The IEMed is collaborating with the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona (CCCB) in the series “Morocco: A Contemporary Map” which offers a look at contemporary Morocco with a project that will travel to four cities and territories over the coming months of 2026 to offer indications for understanding the transformations affecting our neighbour country.
The project aims to draw a living map of present-day Morocco, the country of origin of the largest migrant community in Catalonia, addressing both its social and urban challenges and the strength and richness of its cultural practices.
Going beyond simplified narratives, this cycle is an invitation to listen to diverse voices, to shift our perspective, and to question inherited imaginaries, to rethink ourselves based on the historical, cultural, and human bonds that connect us with our neighbours to the south.
PROGRAMME
Two cinematic perspectives | 6 May 2026
Maryam Touzani and Nabil Ayouch, two of Morocco’s most prominent filmmakers, visit CCCB to discuss the state of cultural creation in the country.
In the film Calle Málaga, the filmmaker Maryam Touzani sets up her camera in the city of Tangier to explore its intimate and symbolic tensions, creating a story that is cut through by memories of the past and new urban transformations; the production was handled by another key figure in Moroccan cinema: Nabil Ayouch. Taking the film as their starting point, two of the most prominent filmmakers in Morocco visit the CCCB to talk about the current state of creation in the country, their perspective as filmmakers, and the role of cities like Tangier, a historical meeting place between cultures, in the contemporary artistic imagination of Morocco.
Tangier: A Vibrant City, A Wounded City | 7 May 2026
Three voices with close ties to the cultural and social reality of Tangier will offer their perspectives on the latest transformations of a place marked by the myth of the international city and by urban and social divides.
The cultural entrepreneur and urban planner Amina Mourid – co-founder of the cultural project Think Tangier, the playwright Zoubeir ben Bouchta – theatre director and founder of the Riad Sultan theatre, and the activist Claire Trichot – president of the 100% Mamans association, discuss Tangier as a space of creation, coexistence, and conflict. Presented by Youssef El Maimouni.