President Moretti’s eight jurors
- Diane Kruger, Ewan McGregor, Andrea Arnold, Emmanuelle Devos, and fashion designer Jean-Paul Gautier will be on the 2012 Palme d'Or jury
Tonight in Paris, the Cannes Film Festival officially announced the composition of the jury led by Italian filmmaker Nanni Moretti (news) to choose the Palme d’Or winner at the festival’s 65th edition from May 16 to 27.
Four women are to be on the panel: British film director Andrea Arnold, French actress Emmanuelle Devos, German actress Diane Kruger, and Palestinian actress and director Hiam Abbas.
British actor Ewan McGregor, American director Alexander Payne, Haitian filmmaker Raoul Peck and French fashion designer Jean-Paul Gautier will also help to judge the 22 films vying for the Palme d’Or (read more).
(Translated from French)
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