Film
Raoul Peck Among Cannes Film Festival Jury Members
- Friday, April 27, 2012 9:16 PM
CANNES, France (defend.ht) - Haitian director Raoul Peck will be part of the members of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival 2012 alongside Ewan McGregor ("Angels and Demons" with Tom Hanks), Alexander Payne (Oscar for best screenplay adapted for "The Descendants" in 2011); and Jean Paul Gauthier (French designer), according to an announcement made Wednesday by Thierry Frémaux, General delegate of the Cannes film festival.
The Jury is completed with the appointment of Raoul Peck, Ewan McGregor, Alexander Payne, and Jean-Paul Gauthier. They join the Palestinian director Hiam Abbass, British screenwriter and director, Andrea Arnold, the French actress, Emmanuelle Devos, and German actress Diane Kruger. The jury will be chaired by the Italian director Nanni Moretti.
Former Haitian Minister of Culture, Raoul Peck will sit with the others for the 65th edition of the festival which runs from May 16 to 27, 2012. They must decide between the 22 films vying for the seven awards during the Cannes Film Festival.
Source: HPN
