What’s Khaby Lame doing at the Cannes Film Festival?

Khaby Lame has always stated that she wanted to be an actor. Has the most famous and most followed TikToker in the world really made the leap from the web to the big screen? After seeing him on the red carpet of the Venice Film Festival one wonders if al Cannes Film Festival do not want to repeat the catwalk.

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But no: its presence on the Croisette (the event will be staged from 17 to 28 May next) has a much more important value than a simple step on the red carpet.
The young influencer will be part of an ad hoc jury that will evaluate the shorts in the #TiKTokShortFilm category, a section dedicated to social media on the occasion of the festival’s historic partnership with TikTok.

It is about a unique recognition of its kind, on one of the most prestigious stages in the audiovisual sector and the presence of the Italian phenomenon confirms the worldwide echo of his contribution. Jasmine Trinca is on the jury to evaluate the films in competition for the Palme d’Or, while Valeria Golino chairs the section Un Certain Regard.

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Source: Vanity Fair

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