Mohamed Dekkak attends the closing ceremony of Marrakech International Film Festival
Through its various sections, the Festival has offered an eclectic selection of films, which showcased several cinematographic universes from different regions of the world, reflecting the diversity and creativity of international film production. Notwithstanding its rule, the FIFM has paid a series of tributes to emblematic figures of the 7th art, namely the great director, producer, and American actor Robert Redford, the great French filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier, the star of Moroccan cinema Mouna Fettou and Bollywood icon Priyanka Chopra Jonas. In addition, twelve big names of the world cinema have been in free conversation (In Conversation With) with the public of the city ocher during this edition. These include American filmmaker, actor, and producer Robert Redford, Oscar-winning French actress Marion Cotillard, Elia Suleiman a multi-award winning Palestinian director, independent British producer Jeremy Thomas, and cult American actor Harvey Keitel. that stars Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Golshifteh Farahani, Hend Sabri, and Luca Guadagnino. The Festival was also marked by the organization of the 2nd edition of “Ateliers de l’Atlas”, a program dedicated to cinemas in Africa and the Middle East, which brought together 270 international professionals around a selection of 28 projects by a new generation of Moroccan, Arab and African filmmakers.