Marion Cotillard to preside over the jury of the 23rd Marrakech International Film Festival

Rabat – Oscar-winning French actress Marion Cotillard will preside over the jury of the 23rd Marrakech International Film Festival, which will be held from November 20 to 28 in the ochre city.

Under her presidency, the jury will award the Golden Star to the first and second feature films in the international competition, according to a statement from the organizers.

“I have been fortunate enough to come to the Marrakech Festival since its very beginning. I have experienced wonderful moments and made some truly remarkable connections. Supporting filmmakers’ first steps is an important act; it is the very essence of this festival, and it is a great joy for me to preside over the jury this year,” said the incoming president, Marion Cotillard, upon the announcement of her appointment.

Over the years, Marion Cotillard has forged a remarkably ambitious career, driven by a demanding nature and a curiosity that have led her to explore diverse film industries, genres, and forms.

A French actress with international renown, she has built a body of work that reflects a consistent appreciation for the most varied cinematic styles and a deep commitment to filmmakers.

Born in Paris and trained at the Conservatoire d’art dramatique, she achieved her first popular success with “Taxi,” then garnered attention in “Les Jolies Choses,” “Jeux d’enfants,” and “Un long dimanche de fiançailles,” for which she won the César Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Her portrayal of Édith Piaf in “La Vie en Rose” brought her international acclaim.

In 2008, she became the second French actress to win the Academy Award for Best Actress, and the first to win an Oscar for Best Actress in a French-language film. This role also earned her the César, the Golden Globe, and the BAFTA for Best Actress.

She then portrayed intensely powerful characters in Jacques Audiard’s “Rust and Bone” and James Gray’s “The Immigrant.” Her role in Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne’s “Two Days, One Night” garnered her another Oscar nomination for Best Actress in 2015.

Her filmography has led her to work with filmmakers from very different styles. She starred in Tim Burton’s “Big Fish,” Ridley Scott’s “A Good Year,” Michael Mann’s “Public Enemies,” and Rob Marshall’s musical “Nine.”

She then joined Christopher Nolan for “Inception” and “The Dark Knight Rises,” Steven Soderbergh for “Contagion,” Woody Allen for “Midnight in Paris,” Justin Kurzel for “Macbeth,” and Robert Zemeckis for “Allied.”

Her recent choices continue this trajectory. In Annette, Leos Carax’s musical film that won an award at Cannes in 2021, she co-starred with Adam Driver. She then took on the unique role of Little Girl Blue by Mona Achache, followed by a role opposite Kate Winslet in Lee Miller.

In 2025, she joined Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon in the fourth season of The Morning Show and played an actress in Lucile Hadžihalilović’s The Ice Tower.

She will soon be seen in Bertrand Mandico’s Roma Elastica, Guillaume Canet’s Karma, and Nicole Garcia’s Milo. She is currently filming Emmanuelle Bercot’s L’Enragé.

Marion Cotillard is a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters.

As head of the jury for this 23rd edition, she will focus on a new generation of filmmakers and the first works that are shaping the cinema of tomorrow, the press release concludes.