Cannes festival announces the Palme jury members

The 78th edition promises to be truly global

The countdown is picking up speed! The 78th Festival de Cannes just 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, as well as 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.

As befits the celebration of the world’s best cinema, the jury comes from all parts of the globe, with a prestigious list of experienced art-house film-makers, actors and writers.

It will be their job to award the Palme d’or to one of the 21 films in Competition, after Sean Baker’s gripping Anora, presented by Greta Gerwig’s Jury, in 2024. The winners will be announced on Saturday, May 24 at the Closing Ceremony, that will be broadcast live by France Télévisions in France and by Brut. internationally.

(Michael Leahy. Source: Festival de Cannes. Photo: picture alliance / Pacific Press | Matteo Nardone)