Timeline — Marrakech International Film Festival 2026

12 November 2026Reported information

Marrakech festival names eight members joining Marion Cotillard’s jury

The Marrakech International Film Festival announced on 12 November 2026 the eight film professionals joining Marion Cotillard’s jury for its 23rd edition, scheduled for 20–28 November.

A gate in the walls of Marrakech. — Marrakech, April 2026. Archive illustration, not the festival. Mustang Joe / Wikimedia Commons, CC0 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ ; resized. — Mustang Joe / Wikimedia Commons — CC0 1.0 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ — Marrakech, 18 avril 2026 ; redimensionnée.

Claes Bang, Vicky Krieps, Emma Mackey and Gilles Lellouche will serve alongside Kaouther Ben Hania, Andrew Haigh, Ramata-Toulaye Sy and Moroccan filmmaker Saïd Hamich Benlarbi.

The nine jurors will judge fourteen first and second features competing for the Étoile d’Or. The announcement completes the jury lineup; screenings and awards are still to come.

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9 November 2026Reported information

Marrakech festival announces Mégri, Goldblum and Turturro tributes and eleven Conversations guests

The Marrakech International Film Festival announced on 9 November 2026 that Younès Mégri, Jeff Goldblum and John Turturro will receive career tributes at its 23rd edition, scheduled for 20–28 November. It also named eleven guests for its Conversations programme.

A gateway in a wall in Marrakech. — Marrakech, April 2026. Archive illustration; does not show the festival. Mustang Joe / Wikimedia Commons, CC0; resized. — Mustang Joe / Wikimedia Commons — CC0 1.0 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ — Marrakech, 18 avril 2026 ; redimensionnée.

The two statements dated 9 November distinguish the career tributes from the public discussions. Goldblum and Turturro feature in both strands. Mégri is being honoured for a career spanning music and film.

The other announced Conversations guests are Monica Bellucci, James Gray, Cristian Mungiu, Laïla Marrakchi, Luca Guadagnino, Xavier Dolan, Rian Johnson, Gilles Lellouche and Arthur Harari. Discussions are intended to explore their work and careers. These are programme announcements; the meetings and tribute ceremonies have yet to take place.

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2 November 2026Reported information

Marrakech announces 76 films for its November 20–28 festival

The Marrakech International Film Festival programme unveiled on November 2, 2026 features 76 films from 39 countries. Its 23rd edition is scheduled for November 20–28.

Door in a wall in Marrakech. — Marrakech, April 2026. Geographic archive illustration; not the festival. Mustang Joe, CC0; resized. — Mustang Joe / Wikimedia Commons — CC0 1.0 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ — Marrakech, 18 avril 2026 ; redimensionnée.

The announced selection includes fourteen first or second features competing for the Étoile d’Or before a jury chaired by Marion Cotillard. Ten films in the programme will have their world premieres.

Eleven Moroccan films appear across the different sections. The festival is still ahead: the announcement concerns its programme, not completed screenings or awards.

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