Maïwenn’s Jeanne du Barry will open the 76th edition of the Festival de Cannes, the world’s best-known and most prestigious film festival, only a week from now. As always the International Cinephile Society will be present again to cover the festival. And not just with our reviews, but of course also with our yearly ICS Critics & Industry grid. This year we will have 17 people grading each and every film they see, from the Competition down to the small ACID sidebar. These are our panelists this year:
Cédric Succivalli (@OnTheLido) – France/Italy – President, International Cinephile Society; Programmer, Giornate degli Autori
Diego Batlle (@dmbatlle)– Argentina – Film critic, Otros Cines
Nicholas Bell (@RagingBells) – United States – Film critic, IONCINEMA.com
Anaïs Bordages (@AnaisBordages) – France – Film critic, Slate
Ela Bittencourt (@Ela_Bittencourt) – Brasil – Film critic, Sight & Sound, Hyperallergic, Frieze Magazine
Gregory Coutaut (@GCoutaut) – France – Co-founder, Le Polyester
Ankit Jhunjhunwala (@fuzzyyarns) – India – Film Critic, Screen Anarchy
Jessica Kiang (@jessicakiang) – United States – Film critic, Variety
Marc van de Klashorst (@MarcVDKlashorst) – The Netherlands – Film critic, International Cinephile Society
Dubravka Lakić – Serbia – Film critic, Politika
Guy Lodge (@GuyLodge) – United Kingdom – Film critic, Variety
Daniela Michel (@Daniela_MichelC) – Mexico – Founder and director, Morelia International Film Festival
Isabel Sandoval (@Isabelvsandoval) – The Philippines / USA – Film director / actress
Meredith Taylor (@filmuforia) – United Kingdom – Film critic, Filmuforia
Nanako Tsukidate (@775nanananana) – Japan – Film critic, Nobody Magazine
Marcos Uzal – France – Editor-in-chief, Cahiers du cinéma
Blake Williams (@Astrostic) – Canada – Film critic, Filmmaker Magazine / Cinemascope
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