The actress Chiara Mastroianni will be the ceremony hostess of the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, indicated France Télévisions and Brut., Friday, April 14. Live on France 2 and all Brut. platforms, she will present the opening ceremony on May 16 – followed by the opening film Jeanne du Barry by Maïwenn – as well as the closing film on May 27, alongside the jury chaired by Swedish director Ruben Östlund. She succeeds Virginie Efira.
From May 16 to 27, France Télévisions and Brut. will be " in the colors of the Cannes Film Festival ", with an "exceptional complementary device free for all", they also indicated. The public group will deploy, on its antennas and on its france.tv platform, a dedicated program, with, in addition to the ceremonies, "numerous highlights " daily, including flagship programs relocated to the Croisette. For its part, Brut. will also offer new formats.