Cannes 2024: Director of one of the best films of recent years, Rodrigo Sorogoyen will head the Jury of the Critics’ Week

Cannes 2024: Director of one of the best films of recent years, Rodrigo Sorogoyen will head the Jury of the Critics’ Week

Que Dios Nos Perdone, El Reino, Madre and especially as Besta Slap under Marina Foys and Denis Menochet (9 Goyas and Césars for Best Foreign Film): in several films he has established himself as one of the new leads. Spanish film talent. Director Rodrigo Sorogoyen has been chosen by the International Critics’ Week as the chairman of the jury for its 63rd edition, which will take place from May 15 to 23, 2024 on the Croisette, as part of the next Cannes Film Festival, which will open for a new film. By Quentin Dupierre.

“New sounds of cinema”

In a video exclusively shared by AlloCiné, the filmmaker shares his feelings and insights on this parallel passage that highlights the new voices of the 7th Art:

“It’s a big responsibility that I’m looking forward to. Critics’ Week, by supporting, watching, rewarding and above all screening the first and second works of filmmakers and short films, essentially supports new ways of cinema, storytelling and new voices. It’s very important. Without them, there would be no new cinema. will exist, they are the ones who bring the cinema to life and make it work.”.

What is critics week?

The oldest parallel section of the Cannes International Film Festival, International Critics’ Week Since its inception, it has contributed to the discovery of new directors and new cinematographic trends.

Open to first and second films, it has received the prize since 1990. Every year, 7 feature films and 7 short films compete for the Grand Prix of the International Critics’ Week. The event also welcomes competing films that reflect original approaches and perspectives.

The 2024 selection made by General Delegate Ava Kahn and her committee will be announced the week of April 15, 2024.

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Source: Allocine

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