The countdown is underway. The 78th Festival de Cannes has announced the jury members for the next edition, chaired by French actress Juliette Binoche. She will be joined by: American actress and filmmaker Halle Berry; Indian director and screenwriter Payal Kapadia; Italian actress Alba Rohrwacher; French-Moroccan writer Leïla Slimani; Congolese director, documentarist and producer Dieudo Hamadi; Korean director and screenwriter Hong Sangsoo; Mexican director, screenwriter and producer Carlos Reygadas; and American actor Jeremy Strong.
The jury members represent various parts of the world and include experienced art-house filmmakers, actors, and writers. Their task will be to award the Palme d’Or to one of the 21 films in Competition, following Sean Baker’s gripping award-winning Anora, presented by Greta Gerwig’s Jury last year.
The winners will be announced on Saturday, May 24 at the festival’s Closing Ceremony, which will be broadcast live by France Télévisions in France and by Brut internationally.
(Michael Leahy)