Argentine filmmaker Damian Szifron, creator of the hit TV show The Pretenders (Los simuladores) and the 2014 Oscar-nominated film Wild Tales, will join the official competition jury of the 76th edition of the Cannes film festival. “The Festival de Cannes wishes to welcome a new generation of artists who direct, act, sing and write,” stated the release. The Pretenders, the film version produced by Paramount, is currently in the scriptwriting process and is scheduled for a 2024 release. Szifrón’s groundbreaking film debut, the 2004 dark comedy The Bottom of the Sea, premiered at the Mar del Plata film festival, where it won the Silver Ombú for best Ibero-American film. The Cannes jury will have the task of awarding the Palme d’Or to one of the 21 films announced in the Official Competition.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald May 05, 2023 15:02 UTC