CANNES - A FESTIVAL VIRGIN'S GUIDE
Cannes Film Festival Juries
Prior to the beginning of each event, the Festival de Cannes board of directors appoints four juries who will hold sole responsibility for selecting films from the festival crop which will receive the blessing of a Cannes award. Jurors are chosen from all walks of the international film industry, based on their body of work and respect from their peers. In many cases, jury membership (especially the presidency) is bestowed on a kind of 'lifetime achievement award' basis.
2008 Competition Jury
President
Sean Penn (Actor/Director, USA)
Jury Members
Natalie Portman (Actress, USA)
Alfonso Cuaron (Director, Mexico)
Rachid Bouchareb (Producer/Director, France)
Sergio Castellitto (Actor/Director/Screenwriter, Italy)
Apichatpong Weerasethakul (Director, Thailand)
Alexandra Maria Lara (Actress, Germany)
Jeanne Balibar (Actress, France)
Marjane Satrapi (Author/Director, Iran)
2008 Cinéfondation/Short Film Jury
President
Hsiao-hsien Hou (Producer/Director, Taiwan)
Jury Members
Suzanne Bier (Director, Denmark)
Marina Hands (Actress, France)
Olivier Assayas (Director, France)
Larry Kardish (MoMA Curator for Film and Cinema, USA/>
2008 Un Certain Regard Jury
President
Fatih Akin (Director, Germany)
Jury Members
The jury members are yet to be announced.
2008 Caméra d'Or Jury
President
Bruno Dumont (Director, France)
Jury Members
The jury members are yet to be announced.