Cinema of Morocco flag. However, the Festival's musicians did not play the Moroccan national anthem, as no one in attendance knew what it was. Six years later, Mohammed Ousfour would create the first Moroccan movie, "Le fils maudit" ("The Damned Son"). In 1968, the first Mediterranean Film Festival was held in Tangier. In its current incarnation, the event is held in Tetouan. This was followed in 1982 with the first national festival of cinema, which was held in Rabat. In 2001, the first International Film Festival of Marrakech (FIFM) was also held in Marrakech. Morocco has known a first generation of directors in
Demographics of Morocco CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated. Nationality Population Age structure Median age Population growth rate Total fertility rate Birth rate Death rate Net migration rate Urbanization Sex ratio Infant mortality rate Life expectancy at birth "Definition:" age 10 and over can read and write "Total population:" 73.55% (2012) Demographics of Morocco This article is about the demographic features of the population of Morocco, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. The population of Morocco in 2014 is 33,848,242. The overwhelming majority of Moroccans are of Berber descent.