Beside Meryl Streep, in the Jury will sit our Małgorzata Szumowska.
With actress Meryl Streep serving as Jury President, the International Jury will decide who will receive the Golden Bear and Silver Bears of the 2016 Berlinale Competition.
The other members of the International Jury will be actor Lars Eidinger (Germany), film critic Nick James (United Kingdom), photographer Brigitte Lacombe (France), actor Clive Owen (United Kingdom), actress Alba Rohrwacher (Italy) and director Małgorzata Szumowska (Poland).
Lars Eidinger (Clouds of Sils Maria) is one of Germany’s most accomplished actors. Eidinger, who has received many prizes, such as the Grimme Award and the German Film Critics’ Award. Nick James is an internationally renowned film critic, author and programmer from the United Kingdom. French photographer Brigitte Lacombe, who lives in New York, has ranked among the world’s best-known and most successful artists in her field. Alba Rohrwacher numbers amongst the most important actress of her generation, she won David di Donatello award twice. Małgorzata Szumowska, Poland
Małgorzata Szumowska is among Poland’s most prominent filmmakers. 33 Scenes from Life was awarded at the film festival in Locarno. Her first film in Competition at the Berlin International Film Festival was In the Name of, which won the Teddy Award at the 63rd Berlinale. Małgorzata Szumowska was seen in Competition here most recently in 2015, with Body, for which she won the Silver Bear for Best Director. The film went on to garner the most awards of any Polish film in 2015.
(photo. Meryl Streep, wikipedia)