Joel Edgerton, Zar Amir, Camille Cottin, Joanna Hogg Set for Marrakech Festival Jury as Event Forges Ahead Despite Israel-Hamas Conflict
variety.comNick Vivarelli International Correspondent The Marrakech International Film Festival has announced its full jury, signaling that the event is forging ahead with its 20th edition despite the Israel-Hamas conflict — which has caused cancellations of several other fests in the region — and the earthquake that hit the country in September.
Joining Jessica Chastain – who is the fest’s previously announced jury president – will be Iranian actor Zar Amir; French actor Camille Cottin; Australian actor and director Joel Edgerton; British director Joanna Hogg; U.S.
director Dee Rees; Swedish-Egyptian director Tarek Saleh; Swedish actor Alexander Skarsgård and French-Moroccan writer Leïla Slimani.
The jury will award Marrakech’s Étoile d’Or to one of 14 first-and second-time feature films in the competition, which is dedicated to the discovery of global talent.
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