Festival de Cannes 2025: Halle Berry, Leïla Slimani, and Hong Sangsoo to Serve as Judges
The 78th Cannes Film Festival, happening from May 13 to 24, has assembled an international panel of esteemed jurors to decide the Palme d'Or and other prestigious awards. This diverse group is presided by French actress Juliette Binoche, with an eclectic mix of filmmakers, actors, and writers hailing from various corners of the globe. Take a peek at some of the jurors and their notable works:
Main Competition Jury Members
- Juliette Binoche (France) Known for: The English Patient (Oscar-winning role), Three Colors: Blue, Certified Copy.
- Halle Berry (USA) Known for: Monster’s Ball (Oscar-winning role), Bruised (directorial debut), X-Men franchise.
- Jeremy Strong (USA) Known for: Succession (Emmy-winning role as Kendall Roy), The Trial of the Chicago 7, The Apprentice.
- Payal Kapadia (India) Known for: All We Imagine As Light (2024 Cannes Competition entry), A Night of Knowing Nothing (documentary).
- Alba Rohrwacher (Italy) Known for: The Wonders, Happy as Lazzaro, Hungry Hearts.
- Hong Sangsoo (South Korea) Known for: The Woman Who Ran, Right Now, Wrong Then, Claire’s Camera.
- Dieudo Hamadi (Democratic Republic of Congo) Known for: National Diploma (documentary), Atalaku (documentary).
- Carlos Reygadas (Mexico) Known for: Silent Light, Post Tenebras Lux, Our Time.
- Leïla Slimani (France/Morocco) Known for: Lullaby (Goncourt Prize-winning novel), The Perfect Nanny.
Aside from the main competition jury, there are several other juries awarding prizes in different categories. Here are a few:
- Caméra d’Or (Best First Feature):
- Alice Rohrwacher (President; Italy) – Happy as Lazzaro, The Wonders.
- L’Œil d’Or (Documentary):
- Julie Gayet (President; France) – Cinéast(e)s, La Reste du monde.
- Critics’ Week:
- Rodrigo Sorogoyen (President; Spain) – The Beasts, May God Save Us.
- Short Films & La Cinef:
- Maren Ade (President; Germany) – Toni Erdmann, The Forest for the Trees.
Many jurors, such as Kapadia and Strong, have ties to recent Cannes Film Festivals. Kapadia’sAll We Imagine As Light competed in 2024, while Strong starred in The Apprentice, which premiered there in 2019. Reygadas previously won Best Director at Cannes in 2012 for Post Tenebras Lux. Get ready for a captivating Cannes Film Festival with these diverse and talented minds leading the way!
- Filmmaker Hong Sangsoo, hailing from South Korea, is known for his works such as 'The Woman Who Ran', 'Right Now, Wrong Then', and 'Claire’s Camera'.
- Frémaux, the organizer of the Cannes Film Festival, is presiding over the L’Œil d’Or jury, which awards the best documentary film.
- Movie and TV enthusiasts can appreciate the strengths displayed by jurors like Halle Berry, who has acted in blockbusters like the 'X-Men' franchise, and Jeremy Strong, who won an Emmy for his role in 'Succession'.
- In the online world of movies-and-tv entertainment, names like Rodrigo Sorogoyen and Maren Ade are making their mark, with responsibilities in the Critics’ Week and Short Films & La Cinef juries respectively.
