American director Ridley Scott, who has shot at least two films in Morocco; Oliver Stone, who will film his Alexander epic in the desert country; French actor Alain Delon; Egyptian actress Youssra and Moroccan actress Amina Rachid will also be felicitated at a series of tributes during the festival, which will be held at Ochre city from October 3 to 8, said the organisers.
French actress Nathalie Baye will host the presentation ceremony, which will include the screening of the Moroccan movie Mille Moisv (One hundred months), directed by Faouzi Bensaidi.
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Organisers have selected around 73 films from over 1,000 movies and 200 short
films entries to screen at the festival.
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