Cotillard to Lead Marrakech Festival Jury

On November 12, the Marrakech Film Festival named eight members of the jury that will work under president Marion Cotillard. The group will choose the Étoile d’Or from 14 films in competition, with the winner to be announced at the closing ceremony on November 28.

The jurors are Danish actor Claes Bang, Luxembourg actor Vicky Krieps, Franco-British actor Emma Mackey and French actor and director Gilles Lellouche. Bang is known for The Square, while Krieps appeared in Phantom Thread and Corsage. Mackey’s screen credits include Sex Education, Death on the Nile and Barbie.

The filmmaker members are Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania, British director Andrew Haigh, Franco-Senegalese director Ramata-Toulaye Sy and Moroccan director and producer Saïd Hamich Benlarbi. Ben Hania’s film about four girls and the voice of Hind Rajab received an Oscar nomination. Haigh directed 45 and All of Us Strangers, while Sy’s first feature, Banel & Adama, was selected for Cannes’ main competition.

Lellouche has acted in the movie about concealed truths, the fortified place and all the faces, and directed the tale of sinking or swimming and a story centered on hearts in love. He will not take part in the festival’s previously announced talks program. Benlarbi competed at Marrakech in 2024 with his second feature, Across the Sea.

The festival’s 23rd edition runs from November 20 to 28. Its main competition is for first and second films, with the festival aiming to spotlight emerging filmmakers and connect them with audiences.