French actor Vincent Lindon will be the President of the Jury of the 75th Festival de Cannes. Together with eight jury members, the actor who won Best Actor in 2015 will present the Palme d Or to one of the 21 films in competition on Saturday, May 28, during the closing ceremony, to be broadcast live by France Télévisions and Brut.
One reason why this job doesn’t wear on me is that I take so much pleasure in welcoming new directorial talents to our screens. Here we go, then, with our list of filmmakers whose first fiction feature films made such an impression on me. I always ring the gong for second-time filmmakers who showed growth, so cheers