US director Todd Haynes ('Far From Heaven', 'Carol', 'May December') will be president of the international jury of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival. US director Todd Haynes will preside over the jury of the upcoming 75th Berlin International Film Festival. It will mark the first edition headed by Tricia Tuttle, the former head of the .
She is succeeding Carlo Chatrian and Mariette Rissenbeek, who had co-headed the as artistic and executive directors since 2020. Tuttle described Haynes as “a dazzlingly gifted writer and director with an impressive range; his body of work is at once stylistically versatile but also unmistakably his.” “Ever since his debut feature won the Teddy Award in 1991, the Berlinale has followed and loved his filmmaking,” said Tuttle.
Haynes has directed 10 feature films, including 1998’s , 2002’s Oscar nominated , 2007’s Bob Dylan biopic , 2015’s , and 2023 Netflix drama . In a statement, the Berlinale also underlined: “Over nearly 40 years, Todd Haynes has been one of the most bold and distinctive filmmaking voices in US-American cinema, beloved for his great sensitivity in exploring the interior worlds of outsiders and women, and his fascinating investigations into gender and identity.” “His skill at creating complex characters has attracted many of the world’s finest actors.
Stars such as Julianne Moore, Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Kate Winslet, Anne Hathaway, Natalie Portman, Mark Ruffalo, Christian Bale and Ewan .