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1 December to
9 December 2006

THE MARRAKECH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL KICKS OFF

The sixth edition saw a celebration of Italian cinema—coincidentally, in the same year the festival won the Roberto Rossellini Prize, which is given each year by the Maiori Film Festival to significant events dedicated to cinema in the Mediterranean basin in recognition of their contribution to cultural and artistic exchange.

The tribute to the cinema of Italy was anchored by screenings of around fifty films. A truly magnificent delegation of Italian cinema professionals, directors, producers, and actors made the journey to Marrakech and participated in this display of esteem.

Further tributes highlighted the work of the great Moroccan actor Mohamed Majd (who passed away in January 2012), American actor Susan Sarandon, and Egyptian director Tawfiq Salah. The feature film jury was presided over by Polish director, screenwriter, and producer Roman Polanski, and had among its other juror’s Egyptian director and screenwriter Yousry Nasrallah.

AWARDS

Etoile d'Or
Grand Prix

THE RED PARROT

By Dominik Graf

(Germany)

Jury Prize

THE PAPER WILL BE BLUE

By Radu Muntean

(Romania)

Best performance by an Actress

Fatou N’diaye in A SUNDAY IN KIGALI

By Robert Favreau

(Canada)

Best performance by an Actor

Max Riemelt in LE PERROQUET ROUGE

By Dominik Graf

(Germany)

JURY

Roman Polanski, director, Poland – Président
Sandrine Bonnaire, actress, France
Jamel Debbouze, comedian and actor, France – Morocco
Maria de Medeiros, actress and director, Portugal
Pan Nalin, director, India
Yousry Nasrallah, director, Egypt
Ludivine Sagnier, actress, France
Paz Vega, actress, Spain
David Wenham, actor, Australia

TRIBUTES

cinematography

Italian cinema

Susan Sarandon

actress, USA

Mohamed Majd

actor, Morocco

Tawfiq Saleh

director, Egypt

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