20TH edition NOVEMBER 24 TO DECEMBER 2, 2023
20th edition
November 24 to December 2, 2023
Michel Franco was born in Mexico City in 1979 and has helped put Mexican cinema in the global spotlight. The films he has written, directed, and produced include New Order (2020), which won the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize at the Venice International Film Festival; Chronic (2015), which took the Best Screenplay Award at the Festival de Cannes; April’s Daughters (2017), which won the Jury Prize of the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes; and After Lucia (2012), which took the main prize in Un Certain Regard. Sundown, a drama starring Tim Roth and Charlotte Gainsbourg, had its premiere in Venice in 2021. In September 2023, Franco returned to Venice with Memory, starring Academy Award winner Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard.
Sylvia, a social worker, leads a simple and structured life that is blown apart when Saul follows her home from their high school reunion. Their surprise encounter has a profound impact on both of them as they open the door to the past.
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.