ATLAS FILM STUDIO

Cinema professional or simple visitor passing through the south of Morocco, the famous Atlas cinema studios, created in 1983, welcome you to Ouarzazate, at the gateway to the desert.
The first film studio in the Maghreb, the site covers 20 hectares and offers all the services and equipment necessary for the presence within its walls of a production: exterior and interior sets, production offices, workshops, stable with animals trained, and accommodation for the teams at the Oscar Hotel.
This privilege has earned him the title of "Hollywood of Africa". The diversity of its natural and cultural assets have enabled Ouarzazate to establish itself as a highly prized cinematographic site. Its brilliant sun almost 300 days a year and the absence of air pollution provides excellent light quality. Its landscapes and authentic casbahs are transformed into sets for the shooting of films of different genres. Added to this is the on-site availability of experienced extras and highly skilled craftsmen.

ATLAS FILM STUDIO

The beginnings of cinema in Ouarzazate date back to colonial times. "The Nameless Men" would be the first film shot in Ouarzazate at the beginning of 1937. Then, "Ali Baba and the forty thieves" in 1954, then "Lawrence of Arabia", "Sodom and Gomorrah" and "One hundred thousand dollars in sun "in 1962 ...
This dynamic was followed by the establishment of cinema infrastructures which offer all the services required for world film productions: film sets, dressing rooms, workshops, outdoor sets, offices, restaurants ...
It is precisely the creation of studios Atlas in 1983 and CLA Studios in 2004.
These two structures hosted the shooting of successful films such as "The Mummy", "Gladiator", "Kingdom of Heaven", "Babel"..
The film industry in Ouarzazate is boosting the economy of the entire region. It is a driving sector for the regional development of Drâa-Tafilalet.