Spanish filmmaker Rodrigo Sorogoyen, whose recent credits include The Beasts and series such as Riot Police and The New Years, has been announced as jury president for this year’s edition of Cannes Critics’ Week.
He will be joined by Oscar-winning Judas and the Black Messiah UK actor Daniel Kaluuya, Moroccan journalist Jihane Bougrine, French-Canadian cinematographer Josée Deshaies and Indonesian producer Yulia Evina Bhara.
The parallel Cannes section devoted to emerging talents and first and second features runs from May 14 to 22 this year.
“La Semaine de la Critique unequivocally demonstrates its commitment to supporting and believing in young filmmakers,” said Sorogoyen.
“A parallel selection that only accepts short films and first or second features allows for a unique springboard to launch and strengthen young directors’ careers. Without such spaces, we would keep rewarding, screening, and giving voice only to those who have already established their paths, overlooking emerging concerns and forms.”
Sorogoyen and his jury will present La Semaine de la Critique’s AMI Paris Grand Prize for Best feature film, the French Touch Prize of the Jury, the Louis Roederer Foundation Rising Star Award for Best actor or actress, and the Leitz Cine Discovery Prize for Best short film.
