Cannes Film Festival President Iris Knobloch Re-Elected for Second Term
variety.comElsa Keslassy International Correspondent Iris Knobloch, the respected former boss of Warner Bros. France and Germany who became the first female president of the Cannes Film Festival in 2022, has been re-elected by the festival’s board for another three-year mandate.
The German-born, Paris-based executive will continue working alongside Cannes Film Festival‘s longtime general delegate and artistic director Thierry Fremaux, who remains in charge of the official selection.
Knobloch was elected by the board of directors of the Association Française du Festival International du Film, which brings together public authorities and film industry professionals.
She succeeded Pierre Lescure as Cannes president. “I am profoundly honored to once again receive the trust of our Board of Directors.
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