Marrakech 2011 - Press release 5

UNDER THE HIGH PATRONAGE OF HIS MAJESTY THE KING MOHAMMED VI
PRESS RELEASE N° 5
Marrakech, November 23, 2011
TRIBUTES
&
MASTER CLASSES
TRIBUTES
Confirming its flair for the ecclectic, this year Festival has decided to honour: actor
Mohamed Bastaoui, Italian director Marco Bellocchio, American director Terry Gilliam,
Indian actor and director Shah Rukh Khan, American actor-director Forest Whitaker and
Moroccan actor-director Roschdy Zem.
Following last year's tributes to James Caan, Larbi Doghmi, Harvey Keitel, Kiyoshi Kurosawa
and Mohamed Abderahmane Tazi, in paying tribute to strong personalities from every
horizon, the Festival maintains its position as world cinema's meeting point.
©FIFM
MOHAMED BASTAOUI
Actor
Morocco
MARCO BELLOCCHIO
Director
Italy
©Alex Sturrock
TERRY GILLIAM
Writer & film and opera director
USA
SHAH RUKH KHAN
Actor
India
©Joe Arce/Starstruck Photo
FOREST WHITAKER
Actor & director
USA
©Marcel Hartmann/Getty Images
ROSCHDY ZEM
Writer, director & actor
Morocco
MASTER CLASSES
By hosting those Master Classes, the Festival will offer both students and
festival-goers a unique opportunity to go behind the scenes and get a better
understanding of the filmmaking creation and process in a rare meeting with
filmmakers and screenwriters sharing their experience.
Having hosted Francis Ford Coppola, Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne and Lee
Changdong in 2010, the Marrakech International Film Festival once again offers
a series of Master Classes. This year's hosts are:
©David Koskas
JEAN-JACQUES ANNAUD
Writer & director
France
MARCO BELLOCCHIO
Director
Italy
©Aleksi Petridi
NURI BILGE CEYLAN
Writer & director
Turkey
©Alex Sturrock
TERRY GILLIAM
Writer and film and opera director
USA
©Pictures Mount Santa Fé
ROLAND JOFFÉ
Writer, director & producer
United Kingdom
MARRAKECH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FOUNDATION
President: His Royal Highness Prince Moulay Rachid
Deputy Vice-presidents: Mr Nour-Eddine Saïl and Mr Faïçal Laraïchi
Festival Director: Mrs Mélita Toscan Du Plantier
General Secretary: Mr Jalil Laguili
Administrator-treasurer: Mr Azeddine Benmoussa
ADDRESS IN MARRAKECH
Angle Boulevard Mohammed VI Rue Ibn El Kadi
BP 14212 Riad Larrouss - 40 000
Marrakech - Morocco
Ph : + 212 (0)5 24 43 24 93/94 Fax: + 212 (0)5 24 43 25 11
[email protected]
GENERAL CO-ORGANISATION AND ART DIRECTION
Le Public Système Cinéma
40, rue Anatole France
92594 Levallois-Perret cedex - France
www.lepublicsystemecinema.fr
Ph: + 33 (0)1 41 34 20 30 Fax: + 33 (0)1 41 34 20 77
PRESS COORDINATOR
Jalil Laguili
MOROCCAN & ARABIC SPEAKING PRESS
PR MEDIA
Fatime Zohra Outaghani / Amin Fares
98, Angle Rues Abou Salt Al Andaloussi et Kadi Iass
20320 - Maarif - Casablanca - Maroc
Ph: + 212 5 (0) 22 77 75 95 Fax: + 212 (0) 5 22 86 30 76
[email protected]
www.prmediacom.com
INTERNATIONAL & FRENCH PRESS
LE PUBLIC SYSTEME CINEMA
Alexis Delage-Toriel / Céline Petit
Annelise Landureau / Clément Rébillat / Julien Bidet / Julie Beaulieu
Ph: + 33 (0)1 41 34 22 03 Fax: + 33 (0)1 41 34 20 77
[email protected]
www.lepublicsystemecinema.fr
FESTIVAL OFFICIAL WEB SITE
www.festivalmarrakech.info