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Moroccan Talents to Watch: Leyna Tahiri, Driss Ramdi, Youssef Michraf, Meriame Essadak
The Marrakech Film Festival has grown alongside Morocco’s flourishing film industry. When the festival debuted in 2001, the local scene…
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Bong Joon Ho on Netflix-Warner Bros. Fears: ‘I Don’t Think the Cinematic Experience Will Disappear So Easily’
Bong Joon Ho gave a nearly two-hour interview on Saturday at the Marrakech Film Festival, where he serves as this year’s jury president.…
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Annemarie Jacir on How ‘Palestine 36’ Connects Past and Present Struggles and Discovering Her U.S. Fan Base: ‘A Bunch of 18-Year-Olds That Are Like Old-School Progressives’
Annemarie Jacir‘s drama “Palestine 36,” which reconstructs the largely unknown Palestinian revolt against British colonial rule in 1936,…
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Laurence Fishburne to Direct ‘The Rule of Nines’ With Star André Holland (EXCLUSIVE)
Laurence Fishburne is looking to step back behind the camera and is currently developing a directing project, “The Rule of Nines,” with…
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‘Don’t Let the Sun Go Up on Me,’ ‘Chapa 1000’ Score Top Prizes at Atlas Workshops
“Don’t Let the Sun Go Up on Me” and “Chapa 1000” claimed the top development and postproduction prizes at this year’s Atlas Workshops,…
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Tahar Rahim Leaves ‘Madame Web’ Behind as He Dives Into ‘Les Misérables’ With a ‘Fugitive’-Tinged New Take on Javert and His ‘Face-Off’ With Valjean
Fresh off one of the most ambitious shoots of his career, Tahar Rahim landed at the Marrakech Film Festival buzzing about Fred Cavayé’s…
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Laurence Fishburne Has Sore Memories of ‘The Matrix’: ‘I Was in Pain All the Time’
Laurence Fishburne has plenty of sore memories from his time in “The Matrix.” “We were essentially the first Western actors to work in the…
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Virginie Efira Learned Japanese for Next Ryusuke Hamaguchi Film, Teases ‘Astonishing Formal Choices’
Virginie Efira picked up a new skill when working with Ryusuke Hamaguchi: She learned Japanese for the just-wrapped shoot. Recently, she’s…
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Jodie Foster Thought Robert De Niro Was ‘Really Uninteresting’ When They First Met on ‘Taxi Driver’: ‘I Remember Being Like, What Is Happening?’ but Then He ‘Opened My Eyes to What Acting Could Be’
Robert De Niro may be one of the most respected actors in the world, but when Jodie Foster first met him on the set of Martin Scorsese’s…
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‘Sirat’ Director Oliver Laxe Looks to Rainforest for Next Film: ‘I’m Very Drawn to the Amazon’
The arid plains might soon give way to something far more verdant for “Sirat” director Oliver Laxe, who is looking to the rainforest for…
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‘The Secret Agent’ Director Kleber Mendonça Filho Says Hollywood Must ‘Draw a Line’ With Streaming if ‘They Want to Keep Filmgoing Alive’
Kleber Mendonça Filho, whose latest film “The Secret Agent” represents Brazil in the international feature film race at the Oscars,…
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Jenna Ortega Says It’s ‘Very Easy to Be Terrified’ of AI: ‘It Feels Like We’ve Opened Pandora’s Box,’ but ‘There’s Certain Things It’s Just Not Able to Replicate’
Jenna Ortega sounded off on artificial intelligence at the Marrakech Film Festival, saying “it’s very easy to be terrified” of the “deep…
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‘Behind the Palm Trees’ Director Meryem Benm’barek Refuses to Compromise: ‘I Needed to Maintain Absolute Creative Freedom’
“Behind the Palm Trees” director Meryem Benm’barek is grappling with mixed emotions as her film prepares for its world premiere at the…
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Marrakech Film Festival Steps Onto Awards Circuit With Focus on Industry Connection
The toniest screening at last year’s Marrakech Film Festival happened off-site. The jury president arrived in Morocco with a rough cut of…
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‘Dead Man’s Wire,’ ‘Frankenstein,’ ‘Hamnet,’ ‘A Private Life’ to Play at Marrakech Film Festival
The Marrakech Intl. Film Festival has revealed the lineup for its 22nd edition, which runs Nov. 28 to Dec. 6. A total of 82 films from 31…
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Marrakech’s Atlas Workshops Selects 28 Projects and Films, Appoints Cristian Mungiu as Patron
The Marrakech Film Festival has revealed the 28 projects and films selected for the 8th edition of the Atlas Workshops, whose patron this…
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Jodie Foster, Guillermo del Toro, Raouya and Hussein Fahmi to Be Honored at Marrakech Film Festival
Marrakech Film Festival will pay tribute to U.S. actor-director Jodie Foster, Mexican director Guillermo del Toro, Moroccan actress Raouya…