Under the presidency of the Spanish director, screenwriter and producer Pedro Almodóvar, the Jury for the 70th Festival de Cannes will be made up of eight key figures from the 7th Art, coming from all over the world. Four women and four men will thus help Pedro Almodóvar select from among the films in Competition. The winners will be announced on Sunday 28th May at the Closing Ceremony, following which the Palme d’or will be awarded in the presence of the winning team.
THE 2017 JURY
Pedro Almodóvar – President
(Director, Writer, Producer – Spain)
Maren Ade
(Director, Screenwriter, Producer – Germany)
Jessica Chastain
(Actress, Producer – United States)
Fan Bingbing
(Actress, Producer – China)
Agnès Jaoui
(Actress, Screenwriter, Director, Singer – France)
Park Chan-wook
(Director, Screenwriter, Producer – South Korea)
Will Smith
(Actor, Producer, Musician – United States)
Paolo Sorrentino
(Director, Screenwriter – Italy)
Gabriel Yared
(Composer – France)
PHOTOS
Pedro Almodóvar © El Deseo D.A.S.L.U. Nico Bustos
Park Chan-wook © SEO Ji-hyoung
Maren Ade © Iris Janke
Agnès Jaoui © Laurent Viteur / Getty Images
Will Smith © Matt Doyle / Contour by Getty Images
Paolo Sorrentino © C. Laruffa Splash NewsCorbis
Fan Bingbing © Sun Jun
Jessica Chastain © Matt Doyle Photo
Gabriel Yared © Ammar Abd Rabbo
