Xavier Dolan Set At President Of Cannes 2024’s Un Certain Regard Jury

Xavier Dolan, the Canadian filmmaker who broke out at Cannes with films like the Jury Prize winner Mommy, has been named President of the Un Certain Regard Jury for the 77th edition of the festival, taking place this summer.

“I am humbled and delighted to return to Cannes as President of the Un Certain Regard Jury,” said Dolan. “Even more than making films myself, discovering the work of talented filmmakers has always been at the very heart of both my personal and professional journeys. I see, in this responsibility I’m assigned, the opportunity to focus with the members of the Un Certain Regard Jury on an essential aspect of the art of film : stories told truthfully.”

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