Major figure in French and international cinema / Marrakech Film Festival 2026: Marion Cotillard at the helm of the jury for the 23rd edition

Nomination: The Oscar-winning French actress Marion Cotillard will chair the jury for the 23rd edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival, scheduled from November 20 to 28, 2026. Her mission will be to decide between the first and second feature films in international competition for the award of the Golden Star, the festival's flagship prize. The Marrakech International Film Festival announces the nomination of Marion Cotillard as president of the jury for its 23rd edition. A major figure in French and international cinema, the actress will be in charge of leading the deliberations on the first works and second feature films presented in international competition, as part of an event dedicated to the discovery of new talents. This nomination is in line with the festival's vocation, which gives an important place to the emergence of new generations of filmmakers and the diversity of cinematic expressions. Faithful to this spirit, Marion Cotillard expressed her attachment to this event, which she has attended since its first editions, underlining the importance of supporting the first steps of directors. "I have been lucky enough to come to the Marrakech Festival since its very beginning, I have experienced wonderful moments there and I have made very beautiful encounters. Accompanying the first steps of filmmakers is an important act, it is the DNA of this festival and it is a great joy for me to chair its jury this year," she declares. An international career: Born in Paris and trained at the Conservatoire d'art dramatique, Marion Cotillard first became known to the general public with the "Taxi" saga, before establishing herself in French productions such as "Les Jolies Choses", "Jeux d'enfants", and "Un long dimanche de fiançailles". Her career took on an international dimension with her interpretation of Édith Piaf in Olivier Dahan's "La Môme". This role earned her, in 2008, the Oscar for Best Actress, as well as the César, the Golden Globe, and the BAFTA in the same category. She then became the first actress to win the Oscar for acting for a role played in French. Since then, the actress has multiplied collaborations with renowned filmmakers, including Christopher Nolan, Woody Allen, Tim Burton, Ridley Scott, and Michael Mann. Her filmography notably includes "Inception", "The Dark Knight Rises", "Minuit à Paris", "De rouille et d'os", and "Deux jours, une nuit", the latter having earned her a new nomination for the Oscar for Best Actress in 2015. A career between auteur cinema and major productions: Marion Cotillard continues a trajectory marked by the diversity of her artistic choices, alternating between auteur cinema, international productions, and unique projects. She notably participated in Leos Carax's Annette, awarded at the Cannes Film Festival in 2021, as well as Mona Achache's Little Girl Blue and Lee Miller. In 2025, she appears in Lucile Hadžihalilović's La Tour de glace and joins the fourth season of the American series The Morning Show. Among her projects is also Guillaume Canet's Karma, announced for 2026, while she continues filming Emmanuelle Bercot's L'Enragé. At the head of the jury for the next edition of the Marrakech Festival, the actress will put her experience and her perspective at the service of the international selection. From November 20 to 28, the event will bring together professionals and film lovers around a programme that makes the discovery of new talents one of its major axes.