Coen brothers to head Cannes Film Festival jury
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The Coen brothers, the Oscar-winning directors of No Country for Old Men, Fargo and The Big Lebowski, are to head up the jury for the 2015 Cannes film festival.
Joel and Ethan Coen will act be co-presidents of the panel of film-makers and actors who will judge the contenders in the main competition.
"We look forward to returning to Cannes this year…We welcome as always the opportunity to watch movies there from all over the world…Cannes is a festival that has been important to us since the very beginning of our career…Presiding over the jury is a special honour, since we have never heretofore been president of anything…We will issue further proclamations at the appropriate time," Coen brothers said in a statement.
It will be the first time the French festival"s competition jury is chaired by two people.
The 2015 Cannes Film Festival takes place from 13 to 24 May. Its official line-up and and the other jury members will be announced in April.
Source: BBC
Photo source: Twitter/ @rwdfilms
Joel and Ethan Coen will act be co-presidents of the panel of film-makers and actors who will judge the contenders in the main competition.
"We look forward to returning to Cannes this year…We welcome as always the opportunity to watch movies there from all over the world…Cannes is a festival that has been important to us since the very beginning of our career…Presiding over the jury is a special honour, since we have never heretofore been president of anything…We will issue further proclamations at the appropriate time," Coen brothers said in a statement.
It will be the first time the French festival"s competition jury is chaired by two people.
The 2015 Cannes Film Festival takes place from 13 to 24 May. Its official line-up and and the other jury members will be announced in April.
Source: BBC
Photo source: Twitter/ @rwdfilms
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