Chaired by US filmmaker Spike Lee (see the news), the competition jury of the 74^th Cannes Film Festival (6-17 July) has seen its ranks swell – its complete line-up has now been unveiled, and it will comprise nine members in total.

Five women are on the jury, with US actress Maggie Gyllenhaal (seen recently in The Kindergarten Teacher and the series The Deuce, and who is currently making her directorial debut with The Lost Daughter [+leggi anche:
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Also due to be summoned to judge the 24 films duking it out for the 2021 Palme d’Or (see the article) are Brazilian helmer Kleber Mendonça Filho (in competition at Cannes in 2016 with Aquarius [+leggi anche:
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