'Lupin' actor Omar Sy and 'Broker' director Kore-eda Hirokazu join Greta Gerwig on star-studded Cannes Jury
Cannes 2024: Five out of nine Main Competition jury members this year are women. This is also the first time a female American director is leading the jury that will pick the Palme d'Or winner.
May 15, 2024 / 08:51 AM IST
Cannes 2024 Jury president Greta Gerwig, second from left, poses with jury members Omar Sy, from left, Lily Gladstone, Nadine Labaki, Ebru Ceylan, Kore-eda Hirokazu, J.A. Bayona, Eva Green, and Pierfrancesco Favino upon arrival at the awards ceremony and the premiere of the film 'The Second Act' during the 77th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 14, 2024. (Photo by Daniel Cole/Invision/AP)
'Barbie' director Greta Gerwig is chairing a star-studded jury for the Main Competition section of the 77th Festival de Cannes, from May 14-25, 2024. This is the first time an American female director is president of the jury. Joining her on the nine-member jury are:
1. Oscar-nominated actress Lily Gladstone ('Flowers of the Killer Moon')
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2. Japanese director Kore-eda Hirokazu ('Monster', 'Broker' and 2018 Palme d'Or winner for 'Shoplifters')
Japanese filmmaker and jury member Kore-eda Hirokazu at the 2024 Cannes Opening Ceremony on May 14. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)
3. French actor and producer Omar Sy ('Lupin')
4. French actress Eva Green ('Miss Peregrine and the Peculiar Children')
Eva Green attends the jury photocall at the 77th Cannes Film Festival with fellow Jury members Juan Antonio Bayona, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Ebru Ceylan, Nadine Labaki, Pierfrancesco Favino, President of the Jury Greta Gerwig, Eva Green, Lily Gladstone, and Omar Sy. pic.twitter.com/2U0wBTixCP— Eva Green (Pagina Italiana) (@evagreenitalia_) May 14, 2024
5. Turkish screenwriter and photographer Ebru Ceylan (co-writer of 2014 Palme d’or winner 'Winter Sleep')
6. Lebanese screenwriter and former Cannes Jury Prize winner Nadine Labaki
7. Spanish director and screenwriter Juan Antonio Bayona
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8. Italian actor Pierfrancesco Favino ('World War Z', 'Angels and Demons')
The Jury will award the Palme d’or to one of 22 films in the competition.
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Palme d'Or 2024 contenders
This year, an Indian film is in the running for the prestigious Palme d'Or: Payal Kapadia's 'All We Imagine As Light' will compete with the likes of 'The Godfather' director Francis Ford Coppola's storied 'Megalopolis', 'Poor Things' director Yorgos Lanthimos's 'Kinds of Kindness', 'The Seeds of the Sacred Fig' by Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof who had to flee to Europe following an eight-year prison sentence in his own country and Paul Schrader's 'Oh Canada' (Schrader wrote the screenplay for some iconic Martin Scorsese films, including 'Taxi Driver' and 'Raging Bull').
The 2023 Palme d'Or went to Justine Triet’s 'Anatomy of a Fall', which went on win awards across the world, including the Golden Globes for best screenplay and best non-Engling language film, and the BAFTA and Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.
The Main Competition winner will be announced on May 25, at the Cannes Closing Ceremony.
This year, Cannes is also honouring actress Meryl Streep ('Devil Wears Prada'), Japanese animation giant Studio Ghibli ('Castle in the Sky') and George Lucas (creator of the 'Star Wars' and 'Indiana Jones' films) with Honorary Palme d'Ors.
Apart from the Cannes Main Competition, films will be assessed under six segments, each with its own jury. These segments are Un Certain Regard (Shahana Goswami-starrer 'Santosh' and 'The Shameless', set in north India, are in the running for this), Cinéfondation and Short Films Competition (FTII Pune student Chidananda S Naik's 'Sunflowers Were The First To Know' is in the running for this grant), Caméra d'Or, L'Œil d'Or, Critics' Week and Queen Palm.
This year, two more prizes are up for grabs. A new 'Immersive Competition of the Festival de Cannes' prize and a people's choice award for one film under the Director's Fortnight section which includes a screening of Radhika Apte-starrer 'Sister Midnight' this year.
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