Marion Cotillard Named President of Jury at 2026 Marrakech Film Festival

Oscar-winning French actress Marion Cotillard has been named president of the jury for the 23rd Marrakech International Film Festival. Under her leadership, the jury will select the Golden Star award winner from among the first and second feature films competing in this year's international competition. "I have been lucky enough […]

Oscar-winning French actress Marion Cotillard was announced as the president of the jury of the 23rd Morocco International Film Festival.

Under his guidance, the jury will decide the winner of the festival's gold award from among the first and second feature films selected for this year's international competition.

I was lucky enough to attend the Moroccan International Film Festival from the very beginning; I had wonderful experiences there and met some truly remarkable people. Supporting filmmakers as they take their first steps is an important part of the festival's purpose – it's in its DNA – and it's a great pleasure for me to chair the jury this year in response to Cot. Related news news Javier Bardem, Marion Cotillard and Vanessa Redgrave join the "Turning Door" animation festival Marion Cotillard's new and first selling image for Nicole Garcia's "Milo" was unveiled in San Sebastian.

Born in Paris and trained at the Conservatoire d'Art Dramatique, Cotillard first made a name for herself in Taxi, then cemented her presence on the world stage in Beautiful, If You Dare, and a very long career on the world stage, for which she won a César Award for Best Supporting Actress. Watch on Deadline

Her performance as Edith Piaf in the film La Vie en Rose brought her international fame and in 2008 she became the second French winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress and the first Academy Award winner. The role also won her a César Award, a Golden Globe and a BAFTA for Best Actress.

He then portrayed deep characters in Jacques Audiard's Bell and Bone and James Gray's The Immigrant. Her performance in Jean-Pierre and Luc Darden's Two Days, One Night earned her a second Best Actress Oscar nomination in 2015.

Cotillard's filmography has seen him collaborate with filmmakers of various styles. He starred in Tim Burton's Big Fish, Ridley Scott's Good Year, Michael Mann's Public Enemies, and Rob Marshall's Musical Nine. He went on to work with Christopher Nolan on Inception and The Dark Knight Rises, Steven Soderbergh on Contagion, Woody Allen on Midnight in Paris, Justin Kurzel on Macbeth and Robert Zemeckis on Allied.

His recent choices continue this path. In Ant, Leos Carax's Cannes 2021 prize-winning musical, he starred opposite Adam Driver. She appeared opposite Kate Winslet in Lee Miller's The Unique World of Mona Achachi's Little Blue Girl. In 2025, she joined Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon in the fourth season of The Morning Show and had a cameo role in Lucille Hadji Halilovich's The Ice Tower. He will soon appear in Bertrand Mandeco's Rom Elastica, Guillaume Conte's Karma, and Nicole Garcia's Milo. He is currently filming Emmanuel Berko's The Enraged.

Cotillard is a knight of artistic and literary arts.

The 23rd Moroccan International Film Festival will be held from November 20 to 28, 2026.

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