Editing Marrakesh (section)

===Festivals===
Festivals, both national and Islamic, are celebrated in Marrakesh and throughout the country, and some of them are observed as national holidays.{{sfn|Aldosar|2007|p=1245}} Cultural festivals of note held in Marrakesh include the National Folklore Festival, the Marrakech Festival of Popular Arts (in which a variety of famous Moroccan musicians and artists participate), international folklore festival Marrakech Folklore Days<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.marrakechfolkloredays.ma/ |title=Marrakech Folklore Days &#124; Marrakech celebrating cultural heritage of world |access-date=2021-12-22 |archive-date=2019-06-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190623210811/http://marrakechfolkloredays.ma/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the Berber Festival.{{sfn|Aldosar|2007|p=1245}}{{sfn|Bing|2011|p=25}} The [[International Film Festival of Marrakech]], which aspires to be the North African version of the [[Cannes Film Festival]], was established in 2001.{{sfn|Humphrys|2010}} The festival, which showcases over 100 films from around the world annually, has attracted Hollywood stars such as [[Martin Scorsese]], [[Francis Ford Coppola]], [[Susan Sarandon]], [[Jeremy Irons]], [[Roman Polanski]] and many European, Arab and [[India]]n film stars.{{sfn|Humphrys|2010}} The Marrakech Bienniale was established in 2004 by [[Vanessa Branson]] as a cultural festival in various disciplines, including visual arts, cinema, video, literature, performing arts, and architecture.<ref name=marrakechbiennale.com>{{cite web|title=History|url=http://www.marrakechbiennale.com/history/|publisher=Marrakech Biennale|access-date=2 June 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605072244/http://www.marrakechbiennale.com/history/|archive-date=5 June 2013}}</ref>