Marrakech Int'l Film Fest Celebrates Its 11th Year

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Created on Thursday, 01 December 2011 22:02

Last Updated on Saturday, 17 March 2012 18:07

Published on Tuesday, 13 March 2012 22:02

Written by Renzo Adler

The 11th edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival (MIFF) brings together a wide range of films from all over the world. This year’s MIFF will feature 83 films from 21 different countries, including 15 films focused on emerging filmmakers from around the world and as many as 10 debut features.

Film categories include:

• feature film competitions
• out of competition films
• a short film competition

A special spotlight on alternative Mexican and Spanish cinema called Generation Mexique looks at films like sexual odyssey Y Mama Tu Tambien, the political horror/fantasy fable Pan’s Labyrinth, and  the hardboiled The Bastards. 

There will also be a spotlight on young Morroccan directors called Moroccan Cinema at Heart.

Films include:

• 180° -- directed by Cihan Inan
• Baby Factory -- directed by Eduardo Roy Jr. & Almon L. Derla
• Belvedere -- directed by Ahmed Imamovic 

MIFF will also include special honors given to some of the best actors, wirters, and directors working in film including:

• actor  Mohamed Bastaoui
• Italian director Marco Bellocchio
• American director Terry Gilliam
• Indian actor and director Shah Rukh Khan
• American actor-director Forest Whitaker 
• Moroccan actor-director Roschdy Zem 

Gilliam, Bellocchio and other writers and directors will also be hosting a series of Master Classes on cinema for film students and festival goers.

His Royal Highness Prince Moulay Rachid, President of the MIFF Foundation, offered his take on this very international festival by saying:  “This year, at the dawn of the second decade of the FIFM, I wish to make the following statement: it is no accident that Moroccan cinema should open and end our 11th edition, as it results indeed from the happy and deliberate meeting of a great festival and a strong emerging cinema!”

To learn more, go to: http://en.festivalmarrakech.info/

Marrakech International Film Festival
December 2nd to 10th, 2011

Angle Boulevard Mohammed VI Rue Ibn El Kadi 
BP 14212  Riad Larrouss - 40 000
Marrakech, Morocco

Tel: + 212 (0)5 24 43 24 93/94   
Fax: + 212 (0)5 24 43 25 11

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