French actress Juliette Binoche will preside over the jury for the 78th Cannes Film Festival, organizers announced Tuesday. Binoche will succeed last year's jury president, Greta Gerwig, making this the second consecutive year with a female jury head at Cannes.
Binoche has a long history with the festival, having first appeared at the premiere of André Téchiné's "Rendez-vous" 40 years ago. She has since returned to Cannes numerous times for films like Krzysztof Kieślowski's "Blue," Michael Haneke's "Caché," and Abbas Kiarostami's "Certified Copy."
The Cannes Film Festival, running from May 13-24, will unveil its lineup in mid-April. Last year, Gerwig's jury awarded the Palme d'Or to Sean Baker's "Anora."