Cary Joji Fukunaga and Sine Plambech are appointed jury presidents for the Feature Film Competition and Documentary Competition at this year’s Zurich Film Festival. Hollywood Reporter and Variety both report that Fukunaga leads the feature jury, while Plambech leads the documentary jury. Swiss-French actress Ella Rumpf is also named to join Fukunaga on the feature competition jury.
The feature competition jury oversees a lineup of 14 films, which are described as first, second, or third features by their directors. Both outlets indicate that the competition award includes the Golden Eye prize and CHF 25,000. The festival’s selections reflect an emphasis on emerging directors and early-career work. Across coverage, the articles focus on the jury leadership appointments and the structure of the feature competition, rather than on any specific films competing this year.
