Vicky Krieps, Claes Bang, Andrew Haigh, Emma Mackey and Kaouther Ben Hania are among the eight actors and filmmakers joining jury president Marion Cotillard at the 23rd Marrakech International Film Festival, running November 20-28.
The nine-member jury will award the Étoile d’Or to one of 14 first or second features in the festival’s official competition. The winner will be announced at the closing ceremony on November 28.
Luxembourg actor Krieps, whose credits include Phantom Thread and Corsage, recently wrapped production on Bradley Cooper’s Ocean’s Eleven prequel.
Danish actor Bang, who gained international recognition in Ruben Östlund’s Palme d’Or winner The Square, recently starred in Stéphane Demoustier’s The Great Arch, which earned him a César nomination for best actor.
UK director Haigh’s credits include Weekend, 45 Years and All Of Us Strangers. His latest feature, A Long Winter starring Fred Hechinger and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, premiered at Telluride in September.
Tunisian filmmaker Ben Hania’s recent credits include Four Daughters and The Voice Of Hind Rajab, which were both nominated for Oscars. The latter also won the grand jury prize at Venice last year.
The jury is rounded out by UK-French actor Mackey, whose upcoming projects include Greta Gerwig’s Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew; French actor-director Gilles Lellouche, whose recent acting credits include Cannes titles The Electric Kiss and Moulin; Franco-Senegalese filmmaker Ramata-Toulaye Sy, whose debut feature Banel & Adama competed at Cannes in 2023; and Moroccan director-producer Saïd Hamich Benlarbi, whose recent credits include Laïla Marrakchi’s Strawberries, which is Morocco’s Oscar submission.
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