Cannes Film Festival has announced the Competition jury set to serve during its 75th edition. The number of women directors screening films at Cannes leaves something to be desired, but the fest’s jury is thankfully more female-friendly.
Four of eight jury members are women. They include multi-hyphenates Rebecca Hall and Jasmine Trinca. The former, an actress with credits including “Iron Man 3,” “The Town,” and “Vicky Christina Barcelona,” made her feature directorial debut with last year’s “Passing,” a period drama that she also penned. The latter, who has been seen on-screen in titles such as “The Gunman” and “Fortunata,” is making her feature directorial debut with “Marcel!” which is being presented as a Special Screening at Cannes.
Also serving as jurors are actresses Deepika Padukone and Noomi Rapace. Known stateside for the “xXx” franchise, Padukone’s other credits include “Piku” and “Chennai Express.” Rapace broke out with “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” and has gone on to star in titles such as “Prometheus” and “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan.”
Cannes 2022 runs from May 17-28.
