Richa Chadda will be representing India for the Official Jury in Marrakech Film Festival 2015 with American film director, producer and screenwriter Francis Ford Coppola, who will be the Jury President.
An American film icon, Coppola has won five Academy Awards and is best known for directing 'The Godfather' trilogy and 'Apocalypse Now'. Richa is very excited to be sharing and discussing cinema with him
After winning acclaims and accolades globally, for her performance in 'Masaan', the actress is looking forward to be a part of the 15th edition of the Marrakech Festival. The festival will be held from December 4th to December 12th in Morocco.
Richa said, "When I got to know I have been selected to represent India in the Marrakech Jury, I felt humbled, young, under qualified and grateful. Mr. Coppola is presiding over the jury this time, and I am feeling honoured and almost giddy at the thought of sharing cinema with him. I am sure there are other greats in the jury as well, am awaiting the list. I am excited about this enormous cinematic and life experience."
The Festival which was founded in 2001 is one of the biggest Film Festivals in the world and has always attracted Bollywood attention.Previously Ritesh Batra and Anurag Kashyap have also been a part of the jury.