The Climb’s director Michael Covino, Argentine filmmaker Daniel Burman, French actor Elsa Zylberstein, and Algerian director Mounia Meddour complete the five-person jury that will judge the films in the 2021 Un Certain Regard sidebar according to newyorkdailygazette.com
British director Andrea Arnold will head up the international jury for Cannes’ 2021. Joining Arnold on the 2021 Un Certain Regard jury are U.S. filmmaker Michael Covino (The Climb), French actor Elsa Zylberstein (I’ve Loved You So Long), Argentine director Daniel Burman (Lost Embrace), an Algerian filmmaker Mounia Meddour (Papicha).
Arnold is a Cannes regular, having won three Jury Awards for her three Cannes competition entries — her debut Red Road (2006), Fish Tank (2009), and American Honey (2016). Arnold’s latest, the bovine-focused documentary Cow, will bow as part of Cannes Premiere, a new non-competitive sidebar introduced by the festival this year
Arnold’s latest, the bovine-focused documentary Cow, will bow as part of Cannes Premiere, a new non-competitive sidebar introduced by the festival this year. Arnold is a Cannes regular, having won three Jury Awards for her three Cannes competition entries — her debut Red Road (2006), Fish Tank (2009), and American Honey (2016).
The Un Certain Regard jury will judge the 20 features in this year’s line-up, which includes the latest from arthouse favorites such as Turkey’s Semih Kaplanoglu (Commitment Hasan), Russian director Aleksey German Jr. (Delo (House Arrest)), and Israel’s Eran Kolirin (Let There Be Morning), as well as first-time directors such as Valdimar Jóhannsson from Iceland—in Un Certain Regard with Noomi Rapace-starred Lamb, and Chinese filmmaker CB Yi, whose Austrian production Moneyboys premieres in the Cannes sidebar next month.
Onoda – 10 000 Nights in the Jungle, a Japanese-language feature from French director Arthur Harari, will open this year’s Un Certain Regard section on July 7. The jury will announce this year’s winners on Friday, July 16.