Dakota will be part of the Jury at the 17th Marrakech International Film Festival

Eight unique talents of world cinema will join American filmmaker and president of the jury James Gray as jury members at the 17th Marrakech International Film Festival. 

Hailing from eight different countries, these emblematic figures of auteur cinema, daring filmmakers, multi-talented artists and brilliant actresses represent diverse artistic sensibilities. 

The jury this year is composed of american actress Dakota Johnson (50 shades of Grey, Suspiria), Indian actress Ileana D’Cruz (Barfi!), Lebanese filmmaker and visual artist Joana Hadjithomas (I want to see), British director Lynne Ramsay (We need to talk about Kevin, A Beautiful Day), Moroccan director Tala Hadid (House in the Fields), French director Laurent Cantet (The Class– Palme d’Or 2008), German Actor Daniel Brühl and Mexican director Michel Franco (April’s Daughter). 

From November 30th to December 8th, these nine celebrities will select the recipient of L’Étoile d’Or 2018 among the 14 first and second feature films in competition.

DAKOTA JOHNSON ACTRESS / USA

Dakota Johnson has become one of Hollywood’s fastest rising stars and has received rave reviews for her varied performances. In addition to acting, she has several films in development including the Amazon film UNFIT and Sony’s QUEENS OF THE STONED AGE, both of which she is attached to star in and produce. This fall, she stars in two very diverse roles. Re-teaming with Luca Guadagnino and Tilda Swinton, Johnson stars in Guadagnino’s much talked about version of Dario Argento's SUSPIRIA. She also stars in Drew Goddard’s noir thriller BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE alongside Jeff Bridges, Jon Hamm and Chris Hemsworth.Next year she will he seen starring in THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON, an adventure story also starring Shia LaBeouf, and in the UNTITLED BABAK ANVARI film with Armie Hammer and Zazie Beetz.After bursting onto the scene with her performance in David Fincher’s critically acclaimed THE SOCIAL NETWORK, which was written by Aaron Sorkin, Johnson went on to appear in the feature comedies THE FIVE YEAR ENGAGEMENT and 21 JUMP STREET. She then landed the coveted role of Anastasia Steele in the feature adaptation of E L James’ novel FIFTY SHADES OF GREY, and starred in the subsequent sequels, FIFTY SHADES DARKER and FIFTY SHADES FREED.In 2015, Johnson starred in two highly acclaimed feature roles. The first was opposite Johnny Depp in the Whitey Bulger biopic BLACK MASS, which was directed by Scott Cooper. The other, a starring role in Luca Guadagnino’s remake of Jacques Deray’s La Piscine titled A BIGGER SPLASH, alongside Tilda Swinton, Ralph Fiennes and Matthias Schoenaerts. Both premiered at the Venice Film Festival. Johnson received the CinemaCon Female Star of the Year award in 2018 and was nominated for a BAFTA Rising Star Award in 2016. 

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