Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia has been named as the president of the jury for the 65th edition of Cannes Critics' Week. She will be joined by Quebecois actor Théodore Pellerin, singer-songwriter Oklou, and British producer Ama Ampadu. Kapadia's second feature, All We Imagine As Light, won the Grand Prix in Cannes in 2024. Her first feature film, A Night of Knowing Nothing, was selected at the Directors’ Fortnight in 2021 and won L’Oeil d’Or for Best Documentary.