Lupita Nyong'o is the first black person to occupy this prestigious position of president of the jury. She will award the Golden Bear and represent the openness and political commitment of one of the most important film festivals in the world.
The Berlinale in Germany has always been seen as a political festival and the emblem of committed cinema. But this year, politics is especially involved in spite of itself. The Mexican-Kenyan star will watch, with a professional eye and without being influenced by external circumstances, the films in competition.