"This year, on the occasion of its 20th edition, the Festival's Golden Star will be awarded to two exceptional personalities, in recognition of their significant contributions to the art of filmmaking: the great Danish actor with an international career, Mads Mikkelsen, and the talented and poetic Moroccan director Faouzi Bensaïdi" - event press release.
Since its creation in 2001, the Marrakech International Film Festival has had a tradition of paying tribute to the greatest names in world and Moroccan cinema.