Actor and director Guillaume Canet will be the president of the jury for the 49th edition of the Deauville American Film Festival from September 1 to 10, organizers announced on Tuesday. "Guillaume Canet will be the president of the Deauville 2023 jury. Actor in more than 50 films, director, author of 8 feature films, producer, screenwriter... A president of the jury as unifying as he is open-minded for this 49th edition! “, wrote the festival organizers on Twitter.
Guillaume Canet, 50, succeeds Arnaud Desplechin who was president of the jury last September. “I have always been fascinated and passionate about independent American cinema. And in particular that of the 70s. Sam Peckinpah, Jerry Schatzberg, Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese … ”, declared Guillaume Canet, quoted in a press release published on the site of the Norman festival.
“The Deauville festival has become the unmissable event for American cinema in Europe and it is with immense joy and pride that I have accepted to chair the jury for this 2023 edition”, he added. The grand prize at the 48th Deauville Festival was awarded to Aftersun by director Charlotte Wells.