Julia Ducournau, Brie Larson… Who are the members of the jury?

French director Julia Ducournau, Palme d’or in 2021 with Titanium and American actress Brie Larson, Oscar winner for Room, appear in the jury of the 76th Cannes Film Festival chaired by the Swede Ruben Östlund, announced Thursday, May 4 the organizers. The jury thus includes the last two winners of the ultimate award given on the Croisette, Ruben Östlund having won his second Palme d’or last year for Without filter.

The jury is also made up of Moroccan director Maryam Touzani, French actor Denis Ménochet, British-Zambian director Rungano Nyoni, American actor and director Paul Dano, Afghan writer and director Atiq Rahimi and Argentinian filmmaker Damian Szifron. . The jurors will have the task of choosing the Palme d’or 2023 from among the 21 films announced in competition, including Asteroid City by Wes Anderson, Anatomy of a fall by Justine Triet Monster by Hirokazu Kore-eda, or even The return by Catherine Corsini.