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Robert De Niro will be celebrated with a special tribute to the 17th edition of the Marrakech Film Festival.
"Although I have been to Marrakech many times, I have the impression to see a side of Marrakech that I have always wanted to see," said the actor who won an Oscar. "I am very grateful for this invitation and I look forward to being part of a big festival."
De Niro's next project is "The Irishman", directed by Martin Scorsese, who is in their ninth collaboration. The couple produces the film together. Now in post, the expected Netflix movie is also performed by Al Pacino and Jesse Plemons.
De Niro won an Oscar for Best Actor in the role of Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather: Part II" and an Oscar for Best Actor for Scorsese's "Raging Bull".
De Niro also runs his production company, Tribeca Productions, as well as the Tribeca Film Festival, which he founded with Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff. His production credits include "A Bronx Tale" and "The Good Shepherd" (which he both made), as well as "The Wizard of Lies" and the "Meet the Parents" franchise.
As previously announced by the festival, the American director James Gray will preside the jury of the contest of Marrakech. His latest film "Ad Astra" with Brad Pitt and Tommy Lee Jones will be released early next year. His previous film, "The Lost City of Z", was released in the United States by Amazon Studios and Bleecker Street.
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After being interrupted in 2017, the Marrakech Festival is back this year with a new programming team led by Christoph Terhechte, former head of the Forum section of the Berlin Film Festival. Terhechte's programming team in Marrakech includes Ali Hajji, the former general coordinator of the festival; Rasha Salti, who has worked for various festivals, including Abu Dhabi and Toronto; Anke Leweke, long-time film critic of the Berlin selection committee; and Rémi Bonhomme, general coordinator of the Semaine de la critique in Cannes.
The Marrakech festival is run by a foundation headed by the Moroccan prince Moulay Rachid, brother of King Mohammed VI.
The 17th edition of the festival will take place from November 30 to December 8.
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