Triangle of Sadness director Ruben Ostlund to head jury of 76th Cannes Film Festival

“It is a privilege to be part of it, together with the Cannes audience of connoisseurs. I am sincere when I say that cinema culture is in its most important period ever. The cinema has a unique aspect – there, we watch together, and it demands more on what is shown and increases the intensity of the experience. It makes us reflect in a different way than when we dopamine scroll in front of individual screens,” he added.

Ostlund is a regular at the Cannes Film Festival. Five of his six features have had world premieres at the movie gala. He went on to win the Palme d’Or for art world-set social satire The Square and his critique of the ultra-wealthy Triangle of Sadness, in 2017 and 2022 respectively.

Triangle of Sadness is nominated in the Best Picture, Original Screenplay and Best Director categories in this year’s Academy Awards.

“By inviting Ruben Ostlund to preside over the Jury, the Festival de Cannes wishes to pay a tribute to films that are uncompromising and forthright and which constantly demand that viewers challenge themselves and that art continues to invent itself,” said the festival in the statement.

Ostlund is the third two-time winner of the Palme d’Or to be the President of the Jury, following Francis Ford Coppola and Emir Kusturica. The festival’s Official Selection will be announced in April.

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