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From left to right: Leïla Bekhti, Khaled Mouzanar, Angèle Diabang; Bottom L to R Laura Samani, Thomas Cailley
Photo: Top L to R Virgile Texier; DR; Mbar Diop; Bottom L to R Gianmarco Chieregato; 2023 Nord-Ouest Films - Studiocanal - France 2 Cinéma - Artémis Productions - Ivan Mathié
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French star Leïla Bekhti will serve as president of the Un Certain Regard Jury at this year's Cannes Film Festival.
Bekhti, whose work includes Jacque Audillard's Cannes Grand Prix-winner A Prophet and Joachim Lafosse’s The Restless, said: “For my first time as jury president, I will find myself in the unique position of watching, listening, sharing, and celebrating. Working in cinema has taught me that movies are places of encounter with others, with oneself, with the world.
“Discovering them alongside a jury, living this timeless experience, is both a responsibility and a joy. I look forward to the exchanged perspectives, the dialogues, and the doubts as well, which make up the richness of this living art. And, ultimately, I will be there in the most precious seat of all: that of the audience.”
Bekhti will be joined by Senegalese producer Angèle Diabang, Lebanese composer Khaled Mouzanar, and directors Laura Samani (Small Body), and Thomas Cailley (Love At First Fight).
Un Certain Regard celebrates young, auteur-driven cinema and new discoveries and the selection was won last year by Diego Céspedes with The Mysterious Gaze Of The Flamingo.
