Anaïs Demoustier to preside over Cannes Caméra d’or jury

Following Rossy de Palma in 2022, this year French actress Anaïs Demoustier will preside over the Caméra d’Or Jury of the 76th Festival de Cannes.

The Caméra d’Or goes to one of all the debut feature films presented in Official Selection and in parallel sections.

The emotion of beginnings, youth as a source of inspiration, freshness as a force of conviction: these are the energies celebrated by the Festival de Cannes when awarding its Caméra d’Or, a trophy symbolizing the prime tool of the cinematographic gaze, and by choosing actress Anaïs Demoustier to preside over the Jury.

In 2022, the Caméra d’Or was awarded by the Jury presided by Rossy de Palma to directors Riley Keough and Gina Gammel for their War Pony, to be released in France shortly. And Japanese director Hayakawa Chie received a Mention spéciale (special award) for her film Plan 75. Both films were in the Official Selection of Un Certain Regard.

The Jury will award its Caméra d’Or during the closing ceremony of the 76th Festival de Cannes on Saturday, May 27.

Demoustier said: “Among my greatest joys as a spectator is seeing the debut film of a director who goes on to become a major force. A gesture, the first one, one that forever anchors the necessity of a director and creates a desire to see him or her begin again. As an actress, I’ve been lucky to experience alongside young directors the delicate balance between nervous energy and a desire to see through their first creation. I am very honoured and looking forward to discovering debut films at Cannes this year as President of the Caméra d’or Jury. Promises and surprises from around the world to remind us how important cinema is…”

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FULL JURY

ANAÏS DEMOUSTIER, PRESIDENT
Actress

RAPHAËL PERSONNAZ
Actor

NATHALIE DURAND
Director of Photography For the AFC

MIKAEL BUCH
Screenwriter & director For the SRF

SOPHIE FRILLEY
CEO of TITRAFILM For the FICAM

NICOLAS MARCADÉ
Editor-in-chief of the Fiches du Cinéma et l’Annuel du Cinéma For the SFC