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UNDER THE HIGH PATRONAGE OF HIS MAJESTY THE KING MOHAMMED VI PRESS RELEASE N°3 bis Marrakech, November 20, 2011 FEATURE FILM JURY MEMBERS - AMENDMENT - Due to a heavy working schedule in connection with the Oscar submission of the award winning A SEPARATION, Iranian director Asghar Farhadi has unfortunately been forced to cancel his planned attendance as member of the feature film jury. Stepping in for Asghar Farhadi, we are honoured to announce that the lead actress from Farhadi's Berlin winner A SEPARATION, Leila Hatami, will be joining jury president Emir Kusturica. FEATURE FILMS JURY PRESIDENT OF THE FEATURE FILMS JURY EMIR KUSTURICA Director, screenwriter, actor & musician - Serbia Notably: BLACK CAT, WHITE CAT (1998), Silver Lion for Best Director at the Venice Film Festival, UNDERGROUND (1995), Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, ARIZONA DREAM (1993), Special Jury Prize at the Berlin Film Festival, TIME OF THE GYPSIES (1988), Best Director Award at the Cannes Film Festival, WHEN FATHER WAS AWAY ON BUSINESS (1985), Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. The Feature Films Jury welcomes to its ranks: JESSICA CHASTAIN - Actress - United States Notably : THE HELP (2011) by Tate Taylor, THE TREE OF LIFE (2011) by Terrence Malick, Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, TAKE SHELTER (2011) by Jeff Nichols, THE DEBT (2010) by John Madden. NICOLE GARCIA - Director & actress - France Notably: A VIEW OF LOVE (2010), CHARLIE SAYS (2006), THE ADVERSARY (2002), PLACE VENDOME (1997). LEÏLA HATAMI- Actress - Iran Notably: A SEPARATION (2011) by Asghar Farhadi, Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, SHIRIN (2008) by Abbas Kiarostami, PORTRAIT OF A LADY FAR AWAY (2005) by Ali Mosaffa ABDELKADER LAGTÂA - Director - Morocco Notably: YASMINE ET LES HOMMES (2007), FACE A FACE (2003), LA PORTE CLOSE (2000), LES CASABLANCAIS (1998), UN AMOUR A CASABLANCA (1992). BRILLANTE Ma. MENDOZA - Director - Philippines Notably: CAPTURED (2011), KINATAY (2009 ) Best Director Award at the Cannes Film Festival, LOLA (2009), SERBIS (2008), SLINGSHOT (2007) Jury Prize at the International Film Festival of Marrakech . RADU MIHAILEANU - Director & Screenwriter - Romania Notably: THE SOURCE (2011), THE CONCERT (2009), LIVE AND BECOME (2005) César Award for Best Screenplay, Panorama Audience Award at the Berlin Film Festival. MAYA SANSA - Actress - Italy Notably: THE FIRST MAN (2011) by Gianni Amelio, VILLA AMALIA (2009) by Benoit Jacquot, GOOD MORNING, NIGHT (2004) by Marco Bellocchio, Pasinetti Award for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival, THE BEST OF YOUTH (2003) by Marco Tullio Giordana, THE WET-NURSE (1999) by Marco Bellocchio. APARNA SEN - Director, screenwriter & actress - India Notably, as a director & screenwriter: AN UNFINISHED LETTER (2011), THE JAPANESE WIFE (2010), 26 PARK AVENUE (2006), MR AND MRS IYER (2002), HOUSE OF MEMORIES (1999). Notably, as an actress: THE FIRST MOON (2002) by Rituparno Ghosh, 19th APRIL (1994) by Rituparno Ghosh, WORLD WITHIN, WORLD WITHOUT (1992) by Mrinal Sen, SUDDENLY, ONE DAY (1989) by Mrinal Sen. MARRAKECH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FOUNDATION President: His Royal Highness Prince Moulay Rachid Deputy Vice-presidents: Mr Nour-Eddine Saïl and Mr Faïçal Laraïchi Festival Director: Mrs Mélita Toscan Du Plantier General Secretary: Mr Jalil Laguili Administrator-treasurer: Mr Azeddine Benmoussa ADDRESS IN MARRAKECH Angle Boulevard Mohammed VI Rue Ibn El Kadi BP 14212 Riad Larrouss - 40 000 Marrakech - Morocco Tel: + 212 (0)5 24 43 24 93/94 Fax: + 212 (0)5 24 43 25 11 [email protected] GENERAL CO-ORGANISATION AND ART DIRECTION Le Public Système Cinéma 40, rue Anatole France 92594 Levallois-Perret cedex - France www.lepublicsystemecinema.fr Tel: + 33 (0)1 41 34 20 30 Fax: + 33 (0)1 41 34 20 77 PRESS COORDINATOR Jalil Laguili MOROCCAN & ARABIC SPEAKING PRESS PR MEDIA Fatime Zohra Outaghani / Amin Fares 98, Angle Rues Abou Salt Al Andaloussi et Kadi Iass 20320 - Maarif - Casablanca - Maroc Tel: + 212 5 (0) 22 77 75 95 Fax: + 212 (0) 5 22 86 30 76 [email protected] www.prmediacom.com INTERNATIONAL & FRENCH PRESS LE PUBLIC SYSTEME CINEMA Alexis Delage-Toriel / Céline Petit Annelise Landureau / Clément Rébillat / Julien Bidet / Julie Beaulieu Tel: + 33 (0)1 41 34 22 03 Fax: + 33 (0)1 41 34 20 77 [email protected] www.lepublicsystemecinema.fr FESTIVAL OFFICIAL WEB SITE www.festivalmarrakech.info .