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Detailed explanation-1: -On a good night for British cinema, iconoclastic writer-director Andrea Arnold won the Jury Prize for her youthful, unruly, music-filled Midwestern road movie “American Honey”-her first U.S.-set production.

Detailed explanation-2: -Talking about jury members, Vincent Lindon is the President of the jury, while Deepika Padukone, Rebecca Hall, Asghar Farhadi, Trinca, Ladj Ly, Noomi Rapace, Jeff Nichols and Joachim Trier are competition members.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Grand Prix was awarded to two films: Lukas Dhont’s Close and Claire Denis’s Stars at Noon. Claire Denis thanked the jury and the festival. Denis said she had spotted Margaret Qualley in Quentin Tarantino’s film and had found her extraordinary.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 2022, Vincent Lindon will preside over the Jury of the 75th Festival de Cannes.

Detailed explanation-5: -Filmmaker Mrinal Sen is the man who can claim to be the first Indian jury member at Cannes. He joined the group in 1982, the year before his film Kharij won the jury prize.