04/24/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/24/2024 09:43
The Canadian actor, director, screenwriter and producer Xavier Dolan will be the President of the Un Certain Regard Jury of the 77th Festival de Cannes. He will be joined by French-Senegalese screenwriter and director Maïmouna Doucouré, Moroccan director, screenwriter and producer Asmae El Moudir, German-Luxembourg actress Vicky Krieps, and American film critic, director, and writer Todd McCarthy. They will be in charge of awarding prizes for the Un Certain Regard section, which showcases art and discovery films by young auteurs.
This year, 18 films have been selected, including 8 first films. The 2023 Un Certain Regard top prize went to director Molly Manning Walker's debut feature How to Have Sex.
When the light breaks by Rúnar Rúnarsson will open the Un Certain Regard section on Wednesday May 15, 2024.
XAVIER DOLAN - Président
CanadaActor, director, screenwriter, producer
© Shayne Laverdière
MAÏMOUNA DOUCOURÉ
France, SenegalScreenwriter, director
© Sacha Meric
ASMAE EL MOUDIR
MoroccoDirector, screenwriter, producer
© Ammar Abd Rabbo
VICKY KRIEPS
Luxembourg, GermanyActress
© Virgile Guinard
TODD MCCARTHY
United StatesFilm critic, director, writer
© Rebecca Sapp