Marrakech Festival 2026: tributes to Jeff Goldblum, John Turturro and Younès Mégri

The 23rd Marrakech International Film Festival pays tribute to three artists: American actor Jeff Goldblum, Italian-American actor and director John Turturro, and Moroccan artist Younès Mégri.

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Jeff Goldblum: his name is tied to films audiences never forgot, from "The Fly" to "Jurassic Park" and "Wicked." He was nominated for an Oscar for the short film "Little Surprises." He is also a musician: he plays piano with his band, the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra, and released the album "Night Blooms" in June 2026.

John Turturro: he won best actor at Cannes in 1991 for "Barton Fink," then the Caméra d'Or in 1992 for "Mac," his first film as a director. He also won an Emmy for the series "Monk," and a wide audience follows him today in "Severance." Marrakech screens "The Only Living Pickpocket in New York," by Noah Segan, in which he stars.

Younès Mégri: born in 1951 in Oujda, he became famous with the song "Lili Twil" (1972), a gold record that took him all the way to the Olympia in Paris. In film, he acted in works including "Ali, Rabiaa and the Others" and "The Blind Orchestra," which won awards in Brussels and La Baule in 2015. In his own words: "I never left music for cinema. I just changed instruments."

The official press release (in French): FIFM26-CP-HOMMAGES-FR-1.pdf