[2][3] Since 1967 a cinema club had existed in Khouribga, with 200 active members and weekly screenings.
[1] In 1977, led by Noureddine Saïl, the National Federation of Cinema Clubs in Morocco (FNCCM) helped to organize the Rencontres Cinematographiques de Khouribga.
With a budget of 900,000 dirhams (630,000 frances), invitations were extended to 100 nationals and about 30 foreigners from Arab, European and African countries.
Four government ministers attended the grand opening, and an audience of at least 50,000 watched films from 14 countries.
[4] Since 2004 the FCAK has been run by a Foundation, with Nourddine Saïl as President and Lahoussaine N’douf as executive director.