Star Cast At Marrakech Film Festival

Oliver Stone and Jeremy Irons are the star guests at the forthcoming Marrakech Film festival.

The festival, now in its third year, runs from 3 October, 2003 to Wednesday, 8 October, 2003. The event is held under the patronage of the King of Morocco, HM Mohamed V1, and a total 0f 72 films will be screened.

Jeremy Irons will lead the jury to judge the short films category, and German filmmaker Volker Schlondorff (Death of a Salesman, The Tin Drum) will head the feature-length film jury.

Oliver Stone, Sir Ridley Scott and French actor Alain Delon will be honoured at the opening night ceremony on 3 October. Oliver Stone is currently shooting Alexander in Morocco, and Ridley Scott filmed Black Hawk Down here and parts of Gladiator.

The opening night will also feature a tribute to Daniel Toscan du Plantier, who founded the Marrakech Film Festival and died earlier this year.

For details of the festival visit: www.visitmorocco.com