Greta Gerwig, director of “Barbie”, will chair the jury for this 2024 edition. Camille Cottin will be the mistress of the opening and closing ceremonies.
George Lucas, 79 years old, father of the “Star Wars” saga, will receive the honorary Palme d’Or during the closing ceremony. Kevin Costner, returning to the western with “Horizon, An American Saga’, won his ticket, out of competition. “Furiosa, a new episode of ‘Mad Max’ by George Miller will take the stage with its stars Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth. The opening will go to Quentin Dupieux, master of the shift, with ‘The second act’ with Léa Seydoux. The 77th Cannes Film Festival presents its official selection this Thursday morning for this new edition of the most famous film festival in the world which will be held from May 14 to 25.