Marrakech International Film Festival

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Marrakech International Film Festival
المهرجان الدولي للفيلم بمراكش
ⴰⵏⵎⵓⴳⴳⴰⵔ ⴰⴳⵔⴰⵖⵍⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵍⴼⵉⵍⵎ ⴳ ⵎⵕⵕⴰⴽⵛ
Marrakech International Film Festival Logo.png
Marrakech International Film Festival logo
LocationMarrakech, Morocco
Founded2001
AwardsGolden Star/Grand Prize
Festival datebetween November and December every year
LanguageFrench
Arabic
Amazigh
English
Websitemarrakech-festival.com

The Marrakech International Film Festival (FIFM) (Arabic: المهرجان الدولي للفيلم بمراكش‎, Amazigh ⴰⵏⵎⵓⴳⴳⴰⵔ ⴰⴳⵔⴰⵖⵍⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵍⴼⵉⵍⵎ ⴳ ⵎⵕⵕⴰⴽⵛ ) is an international film festival founded by the Marrakech International Film Festival Foundation in 2001 and held annually in Marrakech, Morocco. The 19th edition is being held November 11–19, 2022. It is the festival's first in-person gathering following its cancellation in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic.[1]

Overview[edit]

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[edit]

Jury[edit]

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 Paolo Sorrentino serving as president, Danish writer/director Susanne Bier, American actor and producer Oscar Isaac, British actor Vanessa Kirby, German actor Diane Kruger, Australian director Justin Kurzel, Lebanese director and actor Nadine Labaki, Moroccan director Laïla Marrakchi and French-Algerian actor Tahar Rahim.[1]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Tartaglione, Nancy (2022-10-11). "Marrakech International Film Festival Sets Star-Packed Jury". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  2. "Jury 2013". Archived from the original on 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2013-12-29.

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