Italian actress and director Valeria Golino will chair the jury of Un Certain Regard, one of the official selections of the Cannes Film Festival, which will notably bring together Venezuelan actor Edgar Ramírez and French singer Benjamin Biolay, announced on Wednesday April 27 the organizers.
Polish actress Joanna Kulig (
Cold War
) and American director Debra Granik (
Leave no trace
) complete the jury of this section dedicated to audacious and original films, celebrating a young auteur and discovery cinema.
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The 2022 Un Certain Regard selection includes twenty films.
Eight are first films and nine are signed by female directors.
Last year, Russian filmmaker Kira Kovalenko
's Les Pings Déserrés
won the Prix Un Certain Regard.
Tirailleurs
, by Mathieu Vadepied with Omar Sy, will be unveiled at the opening of this Cannes section.
The film highlights the story of Senegalese tirailleurs, forgotten heroes of the First World War, forced to leave their lands and fight for the liberation of France.
“In this world full of sound and fury, I am happy and honored to be here to help, perhaps, filmmakers to arise,”
said Valeria Golino, who had a remarkable start to her career in the United States. before refocusing on Italy and France.
In 2013, Valeria Golino directed her first
Miele
film presented in Un Certain Regard.
Five years later, she was also selected for
Euforia
.
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Alongside a musical career, Benjamin Biolay made his film debut with
Stella
by Sylvie Verheyde (2009).
He has since shot in around thirty films, including Chambre 212 by Christophe Honoré presented at Un Certain Regard in 2019 and
France
by Bruno Dumont selected in competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 2021. Edgar Ramírez is the unforgettable Carlos by Olivier Assayas , on the journey of the Venezuelan terrorist, presented out of competition at Cannes in 2010, which earned the actor a nomination for the Golden Globes.
He mainly pursues his career in the United States.