The 76th Cannes Film Festival is lower than 12 weeks away and whereas rumors are flying about what movies will display screen and which movies received’t, an necessary step within the course of has formally taken place. The 2023 version of the competition now has its Jury President. In one thing of a shock, Ruben Östlund, who simply received his second Palme d’Or for “Triangle of Sadness” in 2022, will take the reins of the jury with the celebrated appointment.
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In an announcement, Östlund remarked, “I am happy, proud, and humbled to be trusted with the honor of Jury president for this year’s Competition at the Festival de Cannes. Nowhere in the film world is the anticipation as strong as when the curtain rises on the films in Competition at the Festival. It is a privilege to be part of it, together with the Cannes audience of connoisseurs. I am sincere when I say that cinema culture is in its most important period ever. The cinema has a unique aspect – there, we watch together, and it demands more on what is shown and increases the intensity of the experience. It makes us reflect in a different way than when we dopamine scroll in front of the individual screens.”
He added, “As President, I will remind my colleagues in the Jury about the social function of the cinema. A good movie relates to the collective experience, stimulates us to think, and makes us want to discuss what we have seen – So let’s watch together!”
Following Vincent Lindon final 12 months, and Spike Lee and Alejandro González Iñárritu the earlier two years (Lee returned after the 2020 competition was canceled as a result of COVID), Östlund would be the fourth male jury president in a row. The final feminine jury head was Cate Blanchett in 2018.
Östlund already has a protracted and storied historical past on la Croisette. The Swedish filmmaker has premiered 5 of his six options at Cannes together with “Involuntary” in 2008 (Un Certain Regard), “Play” in 2011 (Director’s Fortnight), and “Force Majure” in 2014 (Un Certain Regard Jury Prize). His first movie in competitors, “The Square,” received the Palme d’Or in 2017. Five years later he returned to the competition with “Triangle of Sadness.” Following that Palme win, Östlund joined a membership of simply 9 (ten in case you rely every Dardenne brother) to win the Palme d’Or greater than as soon as.
“The Square” was chosen as Sweden’s Oscar entry for 2018 and was nominated within the International Film class. Östlund earned two particular person Oscar nominations for “Triangle” together with Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay. “Triangle” additionally received 4 prestigious European Film Awards together with the highest prize, European Film.
When Cannes made the official announcement, Östlund was in Los Angeles directing a staged studying of “Triangle” to learn Film Independent. The studying included actors Fred Armisen, Nicholas Braun, Alison Brie, Tia Carrere, Ayo Edebiri, and Brett Goldstein.
The official choice shall be introduced someday in April.
The 76th Cannes Film Festival will run between Tuesday, May 16, and Saturday, May 27.