Conversations Programme Announced for 21st Marrakech International Film Festival
A core programme of the Marrakech International Film Festival, the Conversations series offers audiences the chance to meet some of the biggest names in international cinema.
One of the most eagerly awaited events of the Festival, the Conversations programme returns for a series of rich and exciting exchanges with leading figures from the world of cinema.
Eighteen leading personalities—directors, actors, scriptwriters, and producers from six continents—are expected in Marrakech this year. They are invited to share anecdotes and candid discussions about their vision and practice of their profession with festival-goers.
The Conversations program of this 21st edition of the Festival will be attended by Academy Award, Golden Globe, Cannes Film Festival, Venice International Film Festival and Berlin International Film Festival award-winners. They are US director, screenwriter, and producer Tim Burton; Canadian director and screenwriter David Cronenberg; Mexican director, screenwriter, and producer Alfonso Cuarón;US director and screenwriter Ava DuVernay; US director and screenwriter Todd Haynes; Australian director and screenwriter Justin Kurzel; French director and screenwriter François Ozon; British actor Gemma Arterton; US actor and director Sean Penn; Iranian director, screenwriter, and producer Mohammad Rasoulof; Brazilian director and screenwriter Walter Salles; Russian director and screenwriter Kirill Serebrennikov; Mauritanian director and screenwriter Abderrahmane Sissako; and French director and screenwriter Justine Triet. Moroccan filmmakers Alaa Eddine Aljem, Yasmine Benkiran, Ismaël El Iraki, and Kamal Lazraq will be in conversation about their first films.
| This year, the Conversations program will be held in a new space: the theater in the Meydene cultural center, located in the M Avenue complex close to the Palais des Congrès de Marrakech. |
CONVERSATION PROGRAMME
Saturday, November 30th
11:00: Justine Triet
15:00: Tim Burton
Sunday, December 1st
11:00: David Cronenberg
15:00: Alfonso Cuarón
Monday, December 2nd
11:00: Ava DuVernay
15:00: Walter Salles
Tuesday, December 3rd
11:00: François Ozon
15:00: Justin Kurzel
Wednesday, December 4th
11:00: Kirill Serebrennikov
15:00: Sean Penn
Thursday, December 5th
11:00: Mohammad Rasoulof
15:00: Gemma Arterton
Friday, December 6th
11:00: Panel Conversation—Alaa Eddine Aljem, Yasmine Benkiran, Ismaël El Iraki, and Kamal Lazraq
15:00: Todd Haynes
Saturday, December 7th
11:00: Abderrahmane Sissako
Conversations last approximately 60 minutes.
At Meydene Theater
M Avenue (2 avenue de la Ménara, Marrakech)
