Oscar winner Halle Berry and Succession's Jeremy Strong are set to join the jury at the Cannes Film Festival this year, which will be presided over by the French star Juliette Binoche.
Berry and Strong will be joined by the best-selling Franco-Moroccan writer Leïla Slimani and the South Korean filmmaker Hong Sang-soo on what will be a women-majority judging panel.
The jury will also include the Italian actress Alba Rohrwacher, Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia, Mexican director Carlos Reygadas, and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) documentary maker Dieudo Hamadi.
They will be responsible for watching the 21 films in competition this year and awarding the prestigious Palme d'Or at the end of the 78th edition of the festival, which takes place from 13-24 May.
Seven of the films in the main competition have been made by women directors, the joint highest total.
The 2025 line-up includes some heavy-hitting festival circuit favourites including American Wes Anderson, Iranian director Jafar Panahi, the Dardenne brothers from Belgium, and the veteran American independent filmmaker Richard Linklater.
Last year, the festival's jury was chaired by the American filmmaker Greta Gerwig (Barbie) and included the French actor Omar Sy and Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda.
Source: AFP
