Following the earlier announcement of Steven Spielberg as president of the Jury for the 66th Festival de Cannes, the rest of the jurors have been revealed, which includes the much-rumoured participation of Nicole Kidman. It is a truly international jury made up of multi-award-winning talent. The jury will select the films to be awarded at the Closing Night Ceremony on 26 May, including the much-coveted Palme d’Or.
The jury is (from left to right):
Steven Spielberg: President (Photo by Art Streiber © 2013 DW II)
Vidya Balan: Indian actress (© DR)
Christoph Waltz: Austrian Actor (© Nino Munoz)
Lynne Ramsay: British scriptwriter/director/producer (© Brigitte Lacombe for Doha Film Institute)
Cristian Mungiu: Romanian scriptwriter/director/producer (© AFP)
Naomi Kawase: Japanese director (© DR)
Ang Lee: Taiwanese director/producer/scriptwriter (© Mary Ellen Mark)
Nicole Kidman: Australian actress/producer (© Andrew Macpherson)
Daniel Auteuil: French actor/director (© Andre Rau)
The full jury for the Short Films and Cinéfondation competitions was also announced (from left to right):
Jane Campion: President – New Zealand film director (© Patrick Swirc)
Semih Kaplanoglu: Turkish Director/writer/producer (© Muhsin Akgu)
Nicoletta Braschi: Italian Actress/producer (© RR)
Nandita Das: Indian Actress/director (© Vidhi Thakur)
Maji-da Abdi: Ethiopian Actress/director/producer (© Philip Tinel)
It is impressive to see such a high representation from female filmmakers amongst both juries.
