Rémi Bonhomme, program manager of Cannes' Critics' Week sidebar, has been named the new artistic director of the Marrakech International Film Festival, one of Africa's most prestigious film fests. Details:
Rémi Bonhomme, program manager of Cannes' Critics' Week sidebar, has been named the new artistic director of the Marrakech International Film Festival, one of Africa's most prestigious film fests.
The French film exec has been part of the Marrakech artistic team since 2018 where he has worked both as a programmer and as head of the Atlas Workshops, an industry platform that supports cinema from Africa and the Arab world. Bonhomme will continue to act as artistic director of the Atlas Workshops alongside his new position as festival director.
Consultants for the festival will include Andréa Picard, curator of the Toronto Film Festival's Wavelengths section and co-curator of Toronto's Platform competition, who will advise on all sections; Hania Mroué, director of Beirut’s Metropolis Cinema and founder of MC Distribution Lebanon, who will focus on Arab cinema; and for the competition selection, Gabor Greiner, director of acquisitions at Films Boutique.
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