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11 November to​
19 November 2005

THE MARRAKECH FESTIVAL CELEBRATES THE GOLDEN JUBILEE OF SPANISH CINEMA

The 5th edition of the festival honoured three exceptional cinema figures: American director Martin Scorsese, Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami, and Moroccan actor Hamidou (Hamid Benmassoud), who began his career in French cinema in the films of Claude Lelouch.

Also present were cinema goliaths Catherine Deneuve, Sandrine Bonnaire, and Stephen Frears, among many others, including Indian director and producer Yash Chopra, who received a special “tip of the hat.”

The feature film jury was presided over by French director, screenwriter, and producer Jean-Jacques Annaud, and jurors included the Moroccan writer and sociologist Abdelkebir Khatibi.

Spanish cinema, celebrating its golden jubilee, had an evening dedicated to its honour in the presence of numerous figures from the Spanish cinema and art worlds.

Also special in this edition was the partnership between the Marrakech International Film Festival and the Tribeca Film Institute in New York City. The Marrakech-New York Filmmaker Exchange programme, launched during the festival, was supported by Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami with the objective of promoting cultural exchange between young Moroccans and Americans through cinema.

AWARDS

Etoile d'Or
Grand Prix

SARATAN

By Ernest Abdyshaparov

(kyrgyzstan)

Jury Prize
(ex æquo)

C.R.A.Z.Y.

by Jean Marc Vallée

(Canada)

PASSION

by Mohamed Malas

( Syria, France)

Best performance by an Actress

Shirley Henderson in FROZEN

by Juliet McKoen

(United Kingdom)

Best performance by an Actor

Daniel Day Lewis in THE BALLAD OF JACK AND ROSE

by Rebecca Miller

( United States)

JURY

Jean Jacques Annaud, director, France – President
Abdelkébir Khatibi, novelist and sociologist, Morocco
Kim Jee – Woon, director, South Korea
Deepa Mehta, director, India – Canada
Idrissa Ouedraogo, director, Burkina Faso
Stefania Rocca, actress, Italy
Hend Sabri, actress, Tunisia
Leonor Silveira, actress, Portugal
Mary Sweeney, editor and producer, USA

TRIBUTES

cinematography

Spanish cinema

Martin Scorsese

director, USA

Hamidou Benmessaoud

actor, Morocco

Yash Chopra

Director and producer, India

Abbas Kiarostami

director, Iran

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