Jenna Ortega , star of Tim Burton’s Netflix hit Wednesday , is making history at the Marrakech Film Festival this year as its youngest ever jury member.

The 23-year-actress joins a jury presided over by Cannes Palme d’Or and Oscar-winning Parasite director Bong Joon Ho.

Asked if she was holding her own in the face of her older, storied jury members, Ortega seemed to be relishing the experience.

“I’m not intimated because I think I’m so overwhelmed with gratitude. I think it would be a shame to come into this experience and be weighed down by some external pressure,” she said.

The other jury members include Palme d’Or winner Julia Ducournau ( Titane ), Oscar nominee Celine Song ( Past Lives ), Berlinale Best Actor winner Payman Maadi ( A Separation ) as well as Mad Max st

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