Luca Guadagnino Replaces Thomas Vinterberg As Marrakech President Of Jury Featuring Ali Abbasi, Virginie Efira, Jacob Elordi & Andrew Garfield
deadline.comLuca Guadagnino has been appointed jury president at the 21st Marrakech International Film Festival, replacing previously announced Thomas Vinterberg who has cancelled his attendance for family reasons.
Guadagnino will be joined by The Apprentice director Ali Abbasi, Indian director Zoya Akhtar (The Archies), American actor Patricia Arquette (Boyhood), Belgian actor Virginie Efira (Paris Memories), Australian actor Jacob Elordi ( Priscilla), British-American actor Andrew Garfield (Spider-Man: No Way Home), Moroccan actor Nadia Kounda (Summer Days) and Argentine director Santiago Mitre (Argentina, 1985).
Guadagnino arrives at the festival fresh from the launch of Queer starring Daniel Craig, which follows other acclaimed films such as Call Me By Your Name and Challengers.
The Italian director talked of long ties with the city of Marrakech and its festival. “I will never forget the first time I arrived in Marrakech: it must’ve been more than 20 years ago, when I was a guest of my friend Valentina Cervi, who was sitting on the jury of the short film competition.
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