The jury will screen the competition titles at this year’s Berlinale and select the winners of the 2024 festival, including the Golden Bear for best film.
Kenyan-Mexican actor, director, producer, and New York Times bestselling author, Lupita Nyong’o, is set to preside over the International Jury at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival. The International Jury will play a key role in determining the recipients of the prestigious Golden and Silver Bears at the Berlinale.
The film festival will take place from February 15 to 24, 2024.
A total of twenty films are vying for awards in this year’s Competition, with the winners scheduled to be revealed at the Berlinale Palast on February 24.
Joining Lupita Nyong’o on the jury are esteemed personalities from the global film industry, including actor and director Brady Corbet (USA), director Ann Hui (Hong Kong, China), director Christian Petzold (Germany), director Albert Serra (Spain), actor and director Jasmine Trinca (Italy), and writer Oksana Zabuzhko (Ukraine).
Since securing the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 12 Years a Slave in 2014, Lupita Nyong’o has consistently been a prominent figure in international cinema, captivating audiences and critics alike with her versatile performances.
Berlinale directors Mariëtte Rissenbeek and Carlo Chatrian said: “Lupita Nyong’o embodies what we like in cinema: versatility in embracing different projects, addressing different audiences, and consistency to one idea that is quite recognisable in her characters, as diverse as they may look. We are happy and proud she has accepted our invitation to be the jury president of the 74th Berlinale.”
Lupita Nyong’o added: “I am deeply honoured to serve as the President of the International Jury of the Berlin International Film Festival. I look forward to celebrating and recognising the outstanding work of filmmakers from around the world.”
Nyong’o, known for her role as Nakia in Marvel’s Black Panther, is currently working on a podcast focusing on non-fictional storytelling from the African diaspora. Additionally, she is involved in developing a series based on Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novel Americanah.
The actress recently served as an executive producer for the Sudanese film Goodbye Julia, marking the directorial debut of Mohamed Kordofani.
