Locations in Morocco
Morocco is a hugely popular international filming location and one of the top spots in the world for desert settings. It is also one of the most popular destinations in the Middle East and North Africa for international and high-end TV productions. The country’s key draws include its varied Middle Eastern backdrops and landscapes, ranging from the historic medinas of cities such as Marrakesh, to the teeming streets of Casablanca and Tangier as well as the Sahara desert and Atlas mountains.
Why come to Morocco
the local Moroccan film crew and film fixers are experienced and well versed in big-budget filmmaking
Morocco is a very cost competitive film location
Moroccan service producers / fixers will negotiate local deals and provide the appropriate level of film production support to match every budget
weather is fine throughout the year
film equipment and film cameras are readily available with the option of sourcing additional equipment from Spain, drones & Russian Arms available in the country
large pool of local & international looking cast
very competitive pricing
film permits are swiftly issued by the Moroccan Cinematographic Center
no visa needed: crews travelling on Western passports can enter visa-free for stays of up to 90 days
a cash rebate of 20% is applicable if the TV commercial spends over 1.2 million US Dollar (locally, below the line)
Previous Clients
Selected international references from productions and long-standing relationships with our team include:
USA — Reynald Gresset
French-born, Los Angeles-based director. We produced Reynald in Morocco, including the SONASID campaign, and he has extensive international commercial experience across major global brands.
UK — Omar Hilal
Egyptian director with a strong international career and an established relationship with the UK production market. Our team has worked with Omar in Morocco and has a long-standing professional relationship with him.
Germany — pet&flo
Berlin-based directing duo Peter Göltenboth and Florian Giefer. We have worked with the duo in Morocco and know their effects-driven, highly crafted approach to international commercial production.
France — Bruno Aveillan
French director and visual artist with an extensive international career across luxury, automotive and global advertising. Our team has collaborated with Bruno on productions in Morocco.
Middle East / Asia — Film Pudding
We produced the KIA Tasman campaign in Morocco with Film Pudding. Sam Milan, Regional Head of Production, worked directly with our team and can provide a recent production-service reference.
MENA — Ali Ali, Director & Co-Founder of Good People Films
We have produced the majority of Ali’s shoots in Morocco over the years and represent him locally in Morocco. He knows our production approach and team extremely well.
Additional international production relationships include Mint MENA, Work With Kin, Lovestories, Good People, Gang Films, Rush and the Supercluster network. Direct references can be provided on request.
Studio
Magic Hour does not operate its own shooting stage, as our production-service model is primarily location-led. We do, however, operate a full production base in Casablanca designed to support international teams throughout prep and production.
Our facilities include production and prep offices, meeting and briefing areas for client and agency sessions, casting and pre-production space, an in-house cinema and screening room, and a dedicated sound recording studio.
For stage-based productions, we source studios and shooting stages in Casablanca, Marrakech and Ouarzazate through trusted partner facilities, selecting the appropriate space according to the scale and technical requirements of each brief.
Camera, lighting, grip, drone, underwater and specialist equipment are sourced through our vetted rental network and managed by our production team from booking through return. Hair, make-up, wardrobe and styling teams are selected project by project from our network of experienced local and international collaborators.
Technical Facts
Magic Hour is a production service company rather than a dedicated post-production or virtual-production studio, so we do not operate an in-house render farm or proprietary finishing pipeline.
Technical workflows are built project by project with the client’s appointed director, DoP, DIT, VFX and post-production partners. Camera, lighting, grip and specialist systems are sourced locally or imported as required, while on-set data is handled through professional DIT workflows with verified backups and delivery protocols agreed in advance.
Our Casablanca base also includes an in-house sound recording studio, allowing us to support voice recording, sound sessions and selected audio work locally.
When a brief requires specialised capabilities such as VFX supervision, motion control, virtual production, underwater filming, aerial work or other specialist systems, we bring in the appropriate local or international partners and integrate them directly into the production plan.
Sustainability
Sustainability is integrated into the way we plan productions rather than treated as a separate layer. Through Green Hour, our internal eco-production approach, we look for practical ways to reduce the footprint of each shoot without compromising the creative result.
We prioritise local crews and suppliers, consolidate transport and company moves, reduce single-use plastics through refill solutions and reusable service ware, favour LED lighting where appropriate, and plan sets and props with rental, reuse and responsible disposal in mind.
We also aim to minimise unnecessary freight and international travel by sourcing locally whenever the required quality and safety standards can be met, and we adapt waste-management solutions to the infrastructure available at each location.
Our objective is simple: reduce the footprint of the production without reducing what appears on screen.
