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Bollywood couple Ajay Devgan and Kajol will represent Indian cinema at the 6th Marrakech International Film Festival, which is being held from 1 – 9 December in Marrakech.
A total of 120 feature films from 22 countries will be screened at the festival, that will also pay special tribute to Italian and Indian cinema; as well as tributes to American actress Susan Sarandon and Chinese script writer and director Jia Zhang-Ke.
Fifteen movies have been enlisted on the official competition, including Moroccan films like Wake Up Morocco and What A Wonderful World. A tribute was paid to Arab cinema too at the opening ceremony. Moroccan actor Mohamed Majid and Egyptian director Tawfiq Salah were also honoured. The opening ceremony also marked the screening of Salah’s Egyptian film, The Back Street Of The Crazy (1955), The Rebels (1966), The Fools (1972) and Martin Scorsese’s The Departed, staring Leonardo Di Caprio, Matt Damon and Jack Nicholson. The festival will conclude on 9 December 2006 in Marrakech.
The festival jury includes Polish director Roman Polanski and French-Moroccan actor Jamel Debbouze, Sandrine Bonnaire (actress), Maria de Medeiros (actress-director), Pan Nalin (writer-director), Yousry Nasrallah (writer-director), Ludivine Sagnier (actress), Paz Vega (actress) and David Wenham (actor). The jury will distribute four prizes; the Golden Star (Grand Prize), the Jury Prize, and prizes for the Best Actress and Best Actor.
