[custom_adv] Actress Golshifteh Farahani attends the tribute to French director Bertrand Tavernier during the 18th Marrakech International Film Festival in Marrakech, Morocco, Dec. 1, 2019. [custom_adv] The jury of the 18th installment of FIFM is composed of nine world-renowned personalities, each representing different cinematographic expressions, eight different countries, and five continents. [custom_adv] The jury awards the festival’s various prizes. The Golden Star 2019 will reward the best film of the competition during the event’s closing ceremony on December 7. [custom_adv] The president of the 2019 jury is Tilda Swinton, an Academy Award-winning Scottish actress known for her roles in both independent arthouse films and blockbusters. Swinton has appeared in more than 70 feature films. She has also produced and co-produced feature films and documentaries since 2005. [custom_adv] The 2019 jury includes three other women: French director Rebecca Zlotowski, British director Andrea Arnold, and French-Italian actress Chiara Mastroianni. [custom_adv] Moroccan director Ali Essafi is also on the jury, along with Afghan director Atiq Rahimi. [custom_adv] Former jury presidents include Martin Scorsese and James Gray.