(Berlin) American actress, screenwriter and director Kristen Stewart will chair the jury of the 73e edition of the Berlin Film Festival, the organizers announced on Friday.
“We are delighted to have attracted Kristen Stewart for this exceptional task. She is one of the most talented and versatile actresses of her generation,” said Berlinale director Mariette Rissenbeek and Carlo Chatrian in a statement.
“Young, on the rise and with an impressive body of work to her credit, Kristen Stewart is the perfect link between the United States and Europe,” add the two leaders of the festival, organized from February 16 to 26, 2023.
Revealed as a child in the film Panic Roomby David Fincher, she then saw her career explode with her role in the series Twilight. She has since played in several films by French director Olivier Assayas (Sils Maria, personal shopper). She also toured with Woody Allen (Café society).
Kristen Stewart, 32, also made a short film in 2018, the year in which she sat on the Cannes Film Festival jury. She is currently preparing her first feature film, the adaptation of the best-selling The Chronology of Water by American writer Lidia Yuknavich.