Oscar-winning French actor Marion Cotillard has been unveiled as the jury president for the 23rd edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival.
Under her guidance, the jury will determine the winner of the Festival’s Étoile d’Or from among the first and second feature films selected for this year’s international competition.
“I have been fortunate enough to attend the Marrakech International Film Festival since its very beginnings; I’ve had wonderful experiences there and met some truly remarkable people. Supporting filmmakers as they take their first steps is a vital part of what this festival is all about—it’s in its DNA—and it is a great joy for me to chair the jury this year” said Cotillard in response to the honor.
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 Pretty Things, Love Me If You Dare, and A Very Long Engagement, for which she won the César Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Her portrayal of Édith Piaf in 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 to win an acting Oscar for a role performed in French. The role also earned her the César, the Golden Globe, and the BAFTA for Best Actress.
She went on to portray deeply intense 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 earned her a second Oscar nomination for Best Actress in 2015.
Cotillard’s filmography has seen her collaborate with filmmakers with a wide variety of 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 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.
Her recent choices continue this trajectory. In Annette, Leos Carax’s 2021 Cannes award-winning musical, she starred alongside Adam Driver. She appeared in the unique world of Mona Achache’s Little Girl Blue before starring 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 actor in Lucile Hadžihalilović’s The Ice Tower. She will soon appear in Bertrand Mandico’s Roma Elastica, Guillaume Canet’s Karma, and Nicole Garcia’s Milo. She is currently filming The Enraged by Emmanuelle Bercot.
Cotillard is a Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
The 23rd Marrakech International Film Festival will run from November 20 to 28, 2026.