20TH edition NOVEMBER 24 TO DECEMBER 2, 2023
20th edition
November 24 to December 2, 2023
Raised in New York City and Tokyo, Neo Sora is a filmmaker, artist, and translator who lives in both cities. He directed the feature-length concert film Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus (2023), which had its premiere at the Venice International Film Festival. He is the director and screenwriter of the short films The Chicken (2020), which was selected for the Locarno Film Festival, and Sugar Glass Bottle (2022), which won the Best Narrative Short award at the Indie Memphis Film Festival and was named one of Filmmaker magazine’s 25 New Faces of Independent Film. Happyend, which he wrote and directed, is his debut feature-length fiction film.
Director Neo Sora
Producer Albert Tholen, Aiko Masubuchi, Eric Nyari, Alex C. Lo, Anthony Chen
Screenwriter Neo Sora
Cinematographer Bill Kirstein
Production Designer Norifumi Ataka
Editor Albert Tholen
Sound Tatsuya Ohbo
Music Lia Ouyang Rusli
Color Color
Production Company Zakkubalan, Cinema Inutile, Cineric Creative, Sons of Rigor, Spark Features, Giraffe Productions
International Sales Company MAGNIFY
Founded by His Majesty King Mohammed VI in July 2002, the Marrakech International Film Festival Foundation is a non-profit organization of public interest.
Presided over by His Royal Highness Prince Moulay Rachid, the Foundation has as its primary objective the organisation of the Marrakech International Film Festival and any related events, all of which aim to encourage the creation, promotion, and distribution of works of cinema throughout the Kingdom of Morocco and around the globe.
Founded by His Majesty King Mohammed VI in July 2002, the Marrakech International Film Festival Foundation is a non-profit organization of public interest.
Presided over by His Royal Highness Prince Moulay Rachid, the Foundation has as its primary objective the organisation of the Marrakech International Film Festival and any related events, all of which aim to encourage the creation, promotion, and distribution of works of cinema throughout the Kingdom of Morocco and around the globe.