Last updated on May 8, 2022
April 26, 2022
French actor Vincent Lindon has been chosen to be the President of the Cannes Film Festival Jury. Surrounded by eight jurors, the winner of the Best Actor award in 2015 will award the Palme d’Or to one of the 21 films in the Competition on Saturday May 28, during the Closing Ceremony, which will be broadcast live by France Télévisions and Brut.
Isabelle Huppert was the last French personality to occupy, in 2009, the Presidency of the Jury. In the history of the Festival, artists from France have often played this role for a celebratory edition, such as Yves Montand in 1987 for the 40th anniversary, Gérard Depardieu in 1992 for the 45th Festival or Isabelle Adjani in 1997 for the 50th anniversary. In 2022, Vincent Lindon will be the President of the Jury of the 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival.
The Jury
Vincent Lindon – President
Actor
France
Rebecca Hall
Actress, producer, screenwriter, director
UK / USA
Deepika Padukone
Actress
India
Noomi Rapace
Actress
Sweden
Jasmine Trinca
Actress, director
Italy
Asghar Farhadi
Director, producer, screenwriter
Iran
Ladj Ly
Director, screenwriter, actor, producer
France
Jeff Nichols
Director, screenwriter
United States
Joachim Trier
Director, screenwriter
Norway
We are announcing on this occasion that the first feature film directed by Jasmine Trinca, Marcel!, will be presented in a Special Screening.
It is an immense honor, and a very great pride to see me entrusted, in the midst of the tumult of the multiple events that we are going through in the world, the splendid and heavy task of presiding over the Jury of the 75th Cannes International Film Festival. With my Jury, we will do our best to take care of the films of the future, which all carry the same secret hope, courage, loyalty and freedom; whose mission is to move the greatest number of women and men by talking to them about their common wounds and joys. Culture helps the human soul to rise and hope for tomorrow.
Vincent Lindon, President of the Jury
After the coronation of Titane, Palme d’or 2021, in which he played alongside Agathe Rousselle, Vincent Lindon returns to the Croisette, no longer on but facing the screen of the Théâtre Lumière at the Palais des Festivals. His task will be to present the supreme award to whoever will succeed Julia Ducournau, the second director to win the Palme d’or after Jane Campion in 1993.
The first male role in this shocking work on tattered identities and claimed monstrosity, the actor, totally imbued with his role as a bruised firefighter, marked bodies, hearts and minds, like of each of his compositions, whether he is a business owner (Ma petite entreprise), lifeguard from Calais (Welcome), builder (Mademoiselle Chambon< /em>), Prime Minister (Pater), humanitarian (Les Chevaliers Blancs), long-term unemployed (La Loi du marché), sculptor (Rodin), great reporter (L’Apparition) or shop steward (En guerre). Physical actor, worthy heir of Jean Gabin, Lino Ventura or Patrick Dewaere, he shares with his elders ae magnetic and rough presence, where a rare sensitivity emerges. Instinctive and passionate, Vincent Lindon is a block of tension and emotion. Free from the shackles of modernity, committed and sometimes revolted, the actor likes to thwart borders with his characters in struggle and his universal stories. His search for authenticity naturally makes him endorse the political and social evils of our time – injustice, xenophobia, impoverishment – in order to better understand them. And reflect, emphasizing without judgment the contradictions of a vanquished humanity which strives to remain dignified, while also knowing how to shake up its own certainties. Faithful to the Cannes Film Festival with which it shares a long history – it presented there nine feature films since 1987 – which culminates with the Interpretation Prize awarded by the Coen brothers in 2015 for La Loi du Marché, he is also so with certain filmmakers whom he finds very regularly at the course of a filmography made up of more than seventy films: Claire Denis and Claude Lelouch on three occasions, Benoît Jacquot, Pierre Jolivet and of courseStéphane Brizé with whom he shot five films. Titane helped Vincent Lindon garner numerous nominations and awards, including the award for best actor awarded by the critics of Los Angeles. Rare feat, since the Cannes Film Festival 2021, he presented a film in the competition of the three other major cinematographic events: Venice (Another world by Stéphane Brizé), San Sebastián (Investigation into a State Scandal by Thierry de Peretti) and Berlin (With Love and Acharement by Claire Denis).< /p>
Members of the Jury
Rebecca Hall
Actress, director, screenwriter, producer
UK/USA
British-American actress, director, screenwriter and producer, Rebecca Hall is a her debut as a director with Clair-obscur, presented in world preview at the Sundance Film Festival in 2021, which she also writes and produces. With over thirty films to her credit, Rebecca Hall has starred in Christine by Antonio Campos, Vicky Cristina Barcelona by Woody Allen, Frost/Nixon, the moment of truth by Ron Howard, The Prestige by Christopher Nolan and Ten Point Question by Tom Vaughan, his first feature film. Other film roles include My Wonder Women by Angela Robinson, The Gift by Joel Edgerton, A promise by Patrice Leconte, Lady Vegas – Memoirs of a Gambler by Stephen Frears, The Town by Ben Affleck and The Beauty of Gestureby Nicole Holofcener. On television, she starred in Tales from the Loop by Mark Romanek, Parade’s End: The Last Gentleman by Susanna White, The Red Riding Trilogy – 1974 by Julian Jarrold and The Camomile Lawn by Peter Hall. On stage, Rebecca Hall starred in Mrs. Warren’s Profession, As you please, The Winter’s Tale, Machinal and Pet.
Deepika Padukone
Actress
India
Indian actress, producer, philanthropist and entrepreneur, Deepika Padukone is a huge star in her country. If she has distinguished herself in around thirty feature films, she made her debut in her first English-language film with xXx: Reactivated where she holds the female lead role alongside Vin Diesel. She is also CEO of Ka Productions, a company to which we owe Chhapaak and ’83, of which she is also a performer, and The Intern, which will be released soon. She has been seen in Gehraiyaan and Padmaavat, and Piku, an award-winning and critically acclaimed quirky comedy. In 2015, she created the Live Love Laugh Foundation, whose programs and initiatives aim to stop the stigmatization of mental illnesses and to educate the general public on the importance of mental health. In 2018, Time magazine ranked Deepika Padukone among the 100 most influential people in the world.
Noomi Rapace
Actress
Sweden
Noomi Rapace was revealed in 2009 playing the daring Lisbeth Salander in the Swedish film adaptations of the trilogy Millennium by Stieg Larsson (Men who didn’t like women, The girl who dreamed of a can of gasoline and a match, and The Queen in the Palace of Drafts). She has appeared in more than 20 films and TV series, working for great filmmakers such as Guy Ritchie (Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, 2011), Ridley Scott (Prometheus, 2012), and Brian De Palma (Passion, 2013). In 2021, she plays in Lamb by Valdimar Jóhannsson, selected at Cannes in Un Certain Regard. She was recently seen in You Won’t Be Alone, a work by Goran Stolevski, which received critical acclaim. Noomi Rapace is currently working on Constellation, the new series from Peter Harness which will air on Apple TV+, and will next star Matthias Schoenaerts in the Django series by Studiocanal.
Jasmine Trinca
Actress, director
Italy
Jasmine Trinca makes her debut with Nanni Moretti in < em>The Son’s Room, Palme d’or in 2001. She returned to Cannes in 2003 to present at Un Certain Regard the film by Marco Tullio Giordana, Our Best years, then often returns in Competition with Le Caïman by Nanni Moretti (2006), L’Apollonide – Souvenirs de la brothel by Bertrand Bonello (2011), and in Un Certain Regard with Miele (2013) and Euforia (2018) by Valeria Golino, then Fortunata by Sergio Castellitto for which she won the prize for best performance in 2017. We saw her in 2021 in The Story of My Wife by Ildiko Enyedi, selected in Competition. Jasmine Trinca has received numerous awards, including the Marcello Mastroianni Prize at the Venice Film Festival in 2009, two David di Donatello and five Nastri d’Argento. In 2020, she directed her first short film BMM – Being My Mom and has just completed her first feature Marcel! which will be screened in Séance special.
Asghar Farhadi
Director, screenwriter
Iran
Born in Iran, Asghar Farhadi made his directorial debut with Dance in the Dust (2003) and The Children of Beautiful Town (2004). About Elly ( 2009) won the Silver Bear for Best Director at the Berlinale, but it was above all his next film, A Separation (2011), which caused a sensation. Acclaimed by critics in Iran and around the world, he received numerous awards including the Oscar for best foreign film, making him the first Iranian filmmaker to win the statuette. The Past, selected in Competition at the Cannes Film Festival, crowned Bérénice Bejo with the Best Actress Award in 2013. Back in Iran, Asghar Farhadi directed The Client rewarded two prizes at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival ( Screenplay and Best Actor Award for Shahab Hosseini) and a new Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. His latest film, A Hero, won the Grand Prix at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.
Ladj Ly
Director, screenwriter, actor and producer
France
Director, screenwriter, actor and producer, Ladj Ly marks the cinema with his short film Les Misérables and his documentary A Voix aloud: La force de la parole which earned him numerous festival selections and César nominations in the categories best short film and best documentary film in 2018. The following year, he adapted his short film Les Miserables in feature film, which was selected in Competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 2019 and won the Jury Prize. A real success at the box office, it won the César for best film and the César for the public in 2020. The same year, the film was nominated for the Oscar for best international film. Ladj Ly is currently working on writing his second feature film as well as on the screenplay for Romain Gavras‘s next film, Athena, of which he is co-producer as well as on Kim Chapiron’s next film, The Young Imam, which he is also co-writing and co-producing. Ladj Ly is also the founder of the film school Kourtrajmé (Montfermeil, Marseille, Dakar, Madrid).
Jeff Nichols
Director, Screenwriter
United States
American screenwriter and director, Jeff Nichols makes his debut with Shotgun Stories, dark revenge story set in the southern United States, screened at the Berlin Film Festival in 2007. He continues with Take Shelter, a psychological thriller presented at the Sundance Film Festival in 2011 and winner of the Grand Prix at Critics’ Week. He then filmed Mud: On the Banks of the Mississippi with Matthew McConaughey, selected in Competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 2012. In 2016, Jeff Nichols< /strong> presents Midnight Special at the Berlinale. The same year, he signed the drama Loving, adapted from a true story, presented in Competition at the Cannes Film Festival where it caused a sensation. The film earned a Golden Globe Best Actor nomination to Joel Edgerton and a Golden Globe and Oscar nomination for Best Actress to Ruth Negga. < /p>
Joachim Trier
Director, screenwriter
Norway
Norwegian director and screenwriter, Joachim Trier has been noticed since his first films in the world world where he won numerous prizes. Nouvelle Donne (2006), Oslo, 31 avril (2011) presented at the Cannes Film Festival in the selection Un Certain Regard, Back Home (2015) also selected at the Cannes Film Festival in Competition, Thelma (2017) and Julie ( in 12 chapters) (2021), all co-written with Eskil Vogt, received critical acclaim and awards in many festivals such as Sundance, Toronto, Karlovy Vary, Gothenburg, Milan and Istanbul. His latest film, Julie (in 12 chapters), presented in Competition at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, won Renate Reinsve the Prix d’ female interpretation. The film garnered two Oscar nominations (Best Original Screenplay and Best International Film), as well as BAFTA (Best Actress and Best Foreign Language Film).
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