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In a festive and heat environment, cinema is reclaiming its rights on this thousand-year-old metropolis, with a grandiose ceremony marking the reunion of followers of the enormous display screen with this unmissable occasion, which has carved out a spot of selection among the many high-quality worldwide cinematographic occasions, after a break of two years, resulting from Covid-19.
This ceremony took off with the standard parade of cinema icons current, who walked the Crimson Carpet to the acclamations of a loyal and thirsty public, who got here to satisfy and uncover their favourite stars.
Competition-goers additionally gave a heat welcome to the large names in Moroccan cinema as quickly as a number of nationwide celebrities appeared on the “Crimson Carpet”.
The general public additionally duly welcomed the president of the Jury of the official competitors of this re-creation, the nice Italian director Paolo Sorrentino, in addition to the members of the Jury, particularly the British actress Vanessa Kirby, the German actress Diane Kruger, Australian director Justin Kurzel, Lebanese director and actress Nadine Labaki, Moroccan director Laïla Marrakchi and French actor Tahar Rahim.
The night continued throughout the confines of the splendid Palais des Congrès with a posthumous tribute to main figures of the nationwide inventive and cinematic scene, who handed away over the last three years.
Then, thunderous applause resounded with the rise on stage of the president and members of the Jury of the official competitors of this version which continues till November 19.
Talking on this event, Mr. Sorrentino expressed his heat because of His Majesty King Mohammed VI and HRH Prince Moulay Rachid, President of the Marrakech Worldwide Movie Competition Basis, for the group of this assembly. you cinematographic which now not must be introduced.
He was delighted with the nice and cozy welcome given to him within the firm of the members of the Jury, whereas expressing his immense pleasure at participating on this flagship occasion in Marrakech, this “magical place”, emphasizing that this re-creation gives the chance to debate and uncover new developments within the seventh artwork around the globe.
The spotlight of this ceremony was the tribute paid to the Indian actor Ranveer Singh who acquired, on this event, the Golden Star of the Competition from the fingers of the advisor to the president of the Worldwide Competition Basis. Movie from Marrakech, Ms. Mélita Toscan Du Plantier.
Ranveer Singh, one of many 4 emblematic figures of the seventh artwork from completely different continents to whom this version pays tribute in recognition of their good careers, has skilled, within the house of a decade, a lightning rise and established himself because the some of the proficient actors in Bollywood, reaching past the borders of his nation.
Along with Ranveer Singh, the Competition, trustworthy to its custom, may also pay tribute to the Scottish actress Tilda Swinton, the American filmmaker James Grey, the Moroccan director Farida Benlyazid, who may also obtain the Competition’s Gold Star.
Subsequently, Mr. Sorrentino and the members of the Jury had the distinction of formally declaring this nineteenth version of the Competition open.
The excessive level of this luxurious opening ceremony was the screening of the movie “GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO”, the brand new work of Mexican administrators Guillermo Del Toro, who gained the Oscar, and American administrators Mark Gustafson.
The movie reimagines the basic story of a picket puppet dropped at life on this gorgeous stop-motion musical story.
Do not forget that fourteen function movies are within the working to win the “Golden Star” as a part of the official competitors of the Marrakech Worldwide Movie Competition.
These are the movie “LE BLEU DU CAFTAN” by Moroccan director Maryam Touzani, “ALMA VIVA” by Cristèle Alves Meira (Portugal), “ASHKAL” by Youssef Chebbi (Tunisia), “ASTRAKAN” by David Depesseville (France) , “AUTOBIOGRAPHY” by Makbul Mubarak (Indonesia), FARAWAY SONG (Cañçao ao Longe) by Clarissa Campolina (Brazil) and “PETROL” by Alena Lodkina (Australia).
Additionally within the working are “RED SHOES” (Zapatos rojos) by Carlos Kaiser Eichelmann (Mexico), “RICEBOY SLEEPS” by Anthony Shim (Canada), “SAVAGE” (Amina) by Ahmed Abdullahi (Sweden), “SNOW AND THE BEAR ” (Kar ve Ayı) by Selcen Ergun (Turkey), “BLACK KNIGHT” (A Story of Shemroon) by Emad Aleebrahim Dehkordi (Iran), “THE TASTE OF APPLES IS RED” (Ta’am al-tufah, ahmar) by Ehab Tarabieh (Syria) and “FOUDRE” (Thunder) by Carmen Jaquier (Switzerland).
Along with the function movies competing within the official competitors, 62 different movies can be screened as a part of the “Gala Screenings”, the “Particular Screenings”, “the eleventh Continent”, the “Panorama of Moroccan Cinema”, “Younger Viewers “, the “Outside screenings at Jamaa El Fna”.
Sure movies by worldwide and Moroccan personalities, to whom the competition pays tribute, can be screened on the Palais des Congrès, on the Colisée cinema and at Jemaa El Fna, thus finishing this wealthy collection of 76 movies.
Moreover, large names in world cinema can be in open dialog with the general public of the ocher metropolis throughout this version, as a part of the “In Dialog with…” program, some of the anticipated occasions of the competition, with intense and thrilling exchanges consequently.
The worldwide personalities who will come to satisfy festival-goers this 12 months are Bollywood star Ranveer Singh (November 12), the good French actress Marina Foïs, French director Léos Carax (November 13), French actress and director Julie Delpy (November 14), French director Julia Ducournau, second director to obtain the Palme d’Or within the historical past of the Cannes Movie Competition, and American director and poet Jim Jarmusch (November 15).
Additionally participating can be Oscar-winning Franco-Lebanese composer Gabriel Yared (November 16), eminent British actor Jeremy Irons, two-time Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi (November 17) and Swedish director Robin Östlund (November 18).
Not deviating from its rule, the Marrakech Worldwide Movie Competition has reserved a particular place for nationwide cinema, with the “Panorama of Moroccan cinema” which this 12 months will current a collection of 5 “SUMMER DAYS” movies (Ayam Seif ) by Faouzi Bensaïdi, “ABDELINHO” by Hicham Ayouch, “POISSONS ROUGES/GOLDFISHES” (Asmak hamrae) by Abdeslam Kelai, “LA CARTE POSTAL/THE POSTCARD” (Fi zaouiyat omi) by Asmae El Moudir and “ZIYARA” by Simone Bitton .
In complete, 15 Moroccan movies can be proven within the completely different sections of the Competition.
2024-06-22 16:29:14