Cannes Names French Actor Vincent Lindon to Lead Jury, Rebecca Hall and Noomi Rapace Also on Board
thewrap.comCannes has announced its jury for the 75th annual festival next month, naming French actor Vincent Lindon as president of this year’s competition jury that will hand out the Palme D’Or, as well as naming stars Rebecca Hall and Noomi Rapace to the jury.
Of the eight members on this year’s Cannes main competition jury, Lindon, Hall and Rapace will also be joined by “A Hero” director Asghar Farhadi, “Midnight Special” director Jeff Nichols, Indian actress Deepika Padukone, Italian actress and director Jasmine Trinca, “Les Miserables” actor and director Ladj Ly and “The Worst Person in the World” director Joachim Trier.
Cannes also announced that Trinca’s first film “Marcell” will also be presented as part of a special screening at the festival.
Lindon won Best Actor at Cannes in 2015, and he’s the first French actor to lead the jury since Isabelle Huppert was jury president in 2009.
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