The Cannes Film Festival, which will run from May 11–22 this year, has announced the jury members of the Un Certain Regard, Camera D’Or, and Cinéfondation and Short Films sections of the upcoming festival.
The Main Competition Jury was announced earlier this week and is 44 percent female. French director and actress Valérie Donzelli will preside over the Critics’ Week Jury.
One curiosity to note among the members selected in the remaining juries is just how many actresses versus male directors are included on each list. The Un Certain Regard Jury is split half and half between female actresses and male directors. The Cinéfondation and Short Film Jury features three male directors, one actress, and one female writer-director, with the Camera D’Or Jury featuring male and female executives. It’s an interesting conundrum that many of the male jury members are directors while many of the women actresses. It proves once again that women directors need more support and opportunities at Cannes and throughout the industry.
The Un Certain Regard Jury includes the president, Swiss actress Marthe Keller, French actress Céline Salette, Swedish director Ruben Östlund, and Mexican actor-director Diego Luna.
The Camera D’Or Jury includes president Catherine Corsini, director of Société des Réalisateurs de Films, as well as fellow industry professionals Jean-Christophe Berjon, Alexander Rodnyansky, Isabelle Frilley, and Jean-Marie Dreujou.
The Cinéfondation and Short Films includes previously announced president Naomi Kawase, the youngest winner of the Camera D’or, as well as French-Canadian actress Marie-Josée Croze, French director-screenwriter Jean-Marie Larrieu, Romania director-screenwriter Radu Muntean, and Argentinian actor, director, and producer Santiago Loza.