Marrakech International Film Festival

The Marrakech International Film Festival (FIFM) (Arabic: المهرجان الدولي للفيلم بمراكش‎, Amazigh ⴰⵏⵎⵓⴳⴳⴰⵔ ⴰⴳⵔⴰⵖⵍⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵍⴼⵉⵍⵎ ⴳ ⵎⵕⵕⴰⴽⵛ ) is an international film festival founded by the Marrakech International Film Festival Foundation in 2001 and held annually in Marrakech, Morocco. The 14th edition was held from December 5 to 13, 2014.[1]

Marrakech International Film Festival
المهرجان الدولي للفيلم بمراكش
ⴰⵏⵎⵓⴳⴳⴰⵔ ⴰⴳⵔⴰⵖⵍⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵍⴼⵉⵍⵎ ⴳ ⵎⵕⵕⴰⴽⵛ
Marrakech International Film Festival logo
LocationMarrakech, Morocco
Founded2001
AwardsGolden Star/Grand Prize
Festival dateDecember 5 to 13, 2014
LanguageFrench
Arabic
Amazigh
English
Websitewww.festivalmarrakech.info

Overview

Since its inaugural year, the FIFM has been one of the biggest events devoted to Moroccan cinema. It is also the site of the principal photography of many international productions.

The festival's jury gathers important international writers, actors and personalities, and aims to reward the best Moroccan and foreign feature and short films.

The International Film Festival of Marrakech is chaired by Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco.

Awards
See also: Awards (Marrakech International Film Festival)

Jury

In 2013, the Jury of the 13th edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival, with president of the jury Martin Scorsese and jury members Fatih Akin, Patricia Clarkson, Marion Cotillard, Amat Escalante, Golshifteh Farahani, Anurag Kashyap, Narjiss Nejjar, Park Chan-wook and Paolo Sorrentino, chose award winners amongst the 15 international feature films in competition.[2]

See also
  • Film festivals in Africa

References
  1. 14th edition of Marrakech International Film Festival
  2. "Jury 2013". Archived from the original on 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2013-12-29.


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