The Mediterranean Book Festival "Ways and Voices", Fez

The program of the book fair includes a variety of poetry readings, concerts, meetings and films with the participation of writers and artists, said at a press conference, the Director of Festival and the Foundation Abdelhaq Souitat.

The Foundation has decided to pay tribute to one of the great men of literature, the poet Mohammed Serghini, who "has not so far received the attention he deserves from researchers and intellectuals" , said Aziz Al Hakim, a member of the prize commission.

According to him, a ceremony will be held in honour of this intellectual, during which there will be a screening of a short film which will feature some testimonies from many who were so close to him. A trophy will also be awarded to him in recognition of his literary and artistic works.

Also in the program there will be visual arts by organizing a group exhibition of artists such as Filali Mohamed Fakir and Abdeslam El Ahrach, and theater workshops led by Abdelkrim Berrechid and Abdelfettah Kilito.

This festival will be punctuated by poetry readings, which will be given by Moroccan and foreign artists (Spain, United Arab Emirates, France, and Greece).

The program of the literary cafe of the event includes a workshop on cinema and films by directors Leila Turki (Ink of Blood), Abderrahman Tazi (Close to Abu Musa), Idriss Chouika (Finak Al Yam) Fettah Douiri (Falling), Bousselham Daif (Mannequin), which will be followed by discussions.

A discussion meeting on the North African literature is also provided by the French writer of Algerian origin Wassyla Tamzali.

Meetings are also planned with Moroccan writers Abesselam Moussaoui, Cherrak Ahmed, Aziz Al Hakim and Mohamed Douik for dedications of their works.

Founded in 2007 in the Municipal Library of Fez, the Book Club Foundation in Morocco has carried out several activities and initiated during the past season a symposium on the thought of Abdelkrim Khatibi and the first edition of this festival under the theme "Public Library.