Greta Gerwig in Cannes, Lupita Nyong’o in Berlin. when film festivals elect presidents

Already a critical success Ladybird And Daughters of Dr. MarchGreta Gerwig has reached a rare status in Hollywood this year thanks to that very phenomenon barbie . With a beautiful fourteenth place, he is the only individual director to appear in the 50 biggest worldwide successes in the history of cinema. It’s enough to challenge the belief that female filmmakers aren’t profitable, and legitimize the auteur who was wisely chosen to preside over the 77th Cannes Film Festival from May 14 to 25. “Obviously, because Greta Gerwig boldly embodies the renewal of world cinema, of which the Cannes Festival is both the preface and the sounding board every year,” explained Cannes Festival President Iris Knoblock and Chief Delegate Thierry Fremaux. “Beyond the 7th art, he also stands as representative of an era that dissolves boundaries and mixes genres so that intelligence and humanism triumph.” Furthermore, favorite independent film actress (with Frances Ha directed by his companion director Noah Baumbach or Maggie has a plan…), the 40-year-old artist also becomes the youngest person to hold the position since Sophia Loren in 1966, and the second director only after Jane Campion in 2014. A strong sign of openness and modernity that followed few announcements. Berlin Festival.

The quintessential German cinema event has indeed turned to Lupita Nyong’o for its next edition from February 15th to 25th. “She embodies what we love in cinema: versatility and consistency,” the directors noted, hailing the actress’ talent and eclecticism. Discovered by Steve McQueen Twelve Years a Slave, 2013. for which she received an Oscar for her supporting role, the 40-year-old Mexican-Armenian actress has also been one of the heroines of Marvel blockbusters. Black Panther And Star Wars. The actress, who is also a global ambassador for jeweler De Beers, becomes the first black person to hold the position at the Berlinale.