20TH edition NOVEMBER 24 TO DECEMBER 2, 2023
20th edition
November 24 to December 2, 2023
David Cronenberg is counted among the world’s most influential directors. His Naked Lunch (1991) was selected at the Berlinale, where eXistenZ won the Silver Bear in 1999. Crash (1996), A History of Violence (2005), Cosmopolis (2012), Maps to the Stars (2014), Crimes of the Future (2022), and The Shrouds (2024) were all presented in competition at the Festival de Cannes, where Crash received the Jury Special Prize. He has been honored with achievement awards including the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight’s Carrosse d'Or, the Venice International Film Festival’s Golden Lion and the Toronto International Film Festival’s Norman Jewison Award. In recognition of Cronenberg’s contributions to art and culture, he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada and was awarded France’s Légion d’honneur.
Fifty-year-old Karsh is a prominent businessman. Inconsolable since the death of his wife, he invents GraveTech, revolutionary and controversial technology that enables the living to monitor their dear departed in their shrouds. One night, several graves, including that of his wife, are desecrated. Karsh sets out to track down the perpetrators.
Director David Cronenberg
Producer Saïd Ben Saïd, Martin Katz, Anthony Vaccarello
Screenwriter David Cronenberg
Cinematographer Douglas Koch
Production Designer Carol Spier
Art Director Jason Clarke
Editor Christopher Donaldson
Sound Trevor Goulet
Music Howard Shore
Color Color
Production Company SBS Productions, Prospero Pictures, Saint Laurent Productions
International Sales Company SBS International
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.