Marrakech International Film Festival

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Marrakech International Film Festival
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The Marrakech International Film Festival (FIFM) (

Marrakech, Morocco. The 20th edition is being held from November 24 until December 2, 2023.[1]

Overview

Since its inaugural year, the FIFM has been one of the biggest events devoted to Moroccan cinema. It is also the site of the principal photography of many international productions.[citation needed]

The festival's jury gathers important international writers, actors and personalities, and aims to reward the best Moroccan and foreign feature and short films.

The International Film Festival of Marrakech is chaired by Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco.

Awards

Jury

In 2013, the Jury of the 13th edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival included president of the jury Martin Scorsese and jury members Fatih Akin, Patricia Clarkson, Marion Cotillard, Amat Escalante, Golshifteh Farahani, Anurag Kashyap, Narjiss Nejjar, Park Chan-wook and Paolo Sorrentino, chose award winners amongst the 15 international feature films in competition.[2]

In 2022, the Jury of the 19th edition included Italian director

Zar Amir, French actor Camille Cottin, Australian actor and director Joel Edgerton, British director Joanna Hogg, American director Dee Rees, Swedish-Egyptian director Tarek Saleh, Swedish actor Alexander Skarsgård and French-Moroccan writer Leïla Slimani.[3]

See also

  • Film festivals in Africa

References

  1. ^ a b Keslassy, Elsa (2023-10-09). "Jessica Chastain to Preside Over Marrakech Film Festival". Variety. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  2. ^ "Jury 2013". Archived from the original on 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
  3. ^ "Joel Edgerton, Zar Amir, Camille Cottin, Joanna Hogg Set for Marrakech Festival Jury as Event Forges Ahead Despite Regional Tensions". Retrieved 2023-11-24.

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