Marvel’s mightiest hero and Batman’s villain are hiding in the Cannes jury!

Yesterday evening the opening ceremony of the 76th Cannes Film Festival was held under the chairmanship of Chiara Mastroianni and in the presence of the official jury surrounded by President Ruben Ostlund. On May 27, the same members will have the difficult and exciting task of handing out the Palme d’Or and other big prizes to the best films of the selection.

Earlier today, these famous actors/directors/directors indulged in their traditional photocall to play photographers, those who come rain or shine on the famous award list. Relaxed, smiling, accomplices posed and revealed…

Ruben Ostlund, President, Director (Sweden)

After receiving two Palme d’Ors, one in 2017 for The Square, the other last year for Sans Filtre, he personally hands over the baton and lives this year. Director Ruben Östlund is the president of the jury of this 76th edition and the future guarantor of the free debate that he wants. “loud and faithful”Far from any consensus. As his own political and sociological films with corrosive humor, or his next project The Entertainment System is Down, which he wants to present here one day, to bring “Most departures from the cinema in the history of the Cannes Film Festival”. The whole program!

Julia Ducourno, director and screenwriter (France)

The Palme d’Or two years ago for her shocking film Titane, Julia Ducournau feeds the jury with her creative courage, taste for tradition, genre films and a strong search for identity. The first woman to win the top prize alone and the second since Jane Campion and her piano lesson, the French director, after debuting on the Croisette (Grave was at International Critics’ Week), knew how to capture and disrupt a festival. We look forward to it!

Denis Menochet, actor (France)

In Cannes 2009, he became known to the general public thanks to a powerful performance in the opening scene of Inglorious Basterds. He was also at Cannes (premiere) last year, starring in a chilling film as Bestas. An actor with an exemplary career who knows how to scare (at first) as well as offend (thank God), Denis Menochet is back on the Croisette this year for who will be picking the best film of the year. Undoubtedly, eclecticism and maturity.

Brie Larson, actress, director and producer (USA)

Actor, director, producer, but also singer: Brie Larson is on all fronts. Known as Captain Marvel (soon to be The Marvels), he offers himself the luxury of being on the poster of Fast X in every cinema in France, while on the Cannes red carpet in the skin of a jury. We know he will be very loyal. Witness her fight against harassment and sexism in film and her active participation in the Time’s Up movement. On all fronts, we told you.

Paul Dano, actor, screenwriter and director (USA)

Spielberg’s father in The Amazing Spider-Man, or the Riddler in Batman, Paul Dano has been in the world of cinema for 17 years, and his remarkable debut is in Little Miss Sunshine. At Cannes, he already presented Youth directed by Paulo Sorrentino and Okja Bong Joon-ho. Now he is on the other side of the barrier, responsible for sorting out films.

Meriam Touzani – director (Morocco)

Another director who sat on the jury of the festival, Maryam Touzan, charmed us with the beauty, depth and modesty of her Bleu du Caftan, which was presented last year on the Croisette in the Un Certain Regard category. Politics in general, identifying the stakes of Moroccan society in particular, the filmmaker, former journalist, will not fail to establish himself in the debate of a jury rich in different personalities.

Rungano Nyoni – director and screenwriter (Zambia / Great Britain)

Awarded at the Tribeca Film Festival for one of his brilliant short films listen to meHe was featured at the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs (now Quinzaine des Cinéastes) in 2017 for his feature film I am not a witch, winner of the BAFTA Award for Best First Film. After traveling to many international festivals, Rungano Nyoni is a jury member at Cannes this year who likes to question individual freedom in the face of established standards.

Atiq Rahim – director and writer (Afghanistan)

An acclaimed writer, winner of the Goncourt in 2008 (his Syngué Sabour, pierre de patience, was then adapted into a film in 2012), Atiq Rahim was selected for Un Certain Regard in 2004 with Terre et Ashes, as well as his personal adaptation of the novel. With the same name, focused on the war in Afghanistan. After escaping the Taliban regime, he chose to pursue a PhD in Audiovisual at the Sorbonne in France, in order to express his words as a valued and recognized author as soon as possible.

Damian Zifron – director and screenwriter (Argentina)

The New Savages rocked the official competition in 2014. Meanwhile, series screenwriter Damien Schiffron released his new opus Misanthrope in theaters last April, starring Shailene Woodley as a young obsessive detective on the trail of a killer on the loose.

Discover the latest film by Damien Schiffron, a member of this year’s Cannes jury: