HRH Crown Prince Moulay Rachid divulges a new first in Africa and Arab world

Marrakech, November 23, 2008 -- The Marrakech International Film Festival (MIFF) has become an essential part of the Kingdom of Morocco’s cultural events map.

The festival, held under the patronage of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Moulay Rachid, makes it possible for viewers and film professionals to see the recent international productions.

This edition, under the direction of Crown Prince Moulay Rachid, MIFF offers for visually impaired people unique experience that no one else offers to the global audience.

Franco-German TV channel Arte has help to adapt eight films to allow visually impaired people to follow them using "Audio Description." An actor's voice describes each scene and is transmitted by headset.

This developed strategy is huge boost to festival to distinguish itself from the other events of this kind, since the MIFF is a first on international scene to adopt the technique of "Audio Description".

The organizations of the MIFF have laud and paid tribute to His Royal Highness Crown Prince Moulay Rachid who " honoured them with His generosity so that films can still enjoy by the blind and visually impaired" in Morocco.

The project, they added, "would not have been possible without the full material and moral support of His Royal Highness Prince Moulay Rachid."