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.
2009 Competition Jury
President
Isabelle Huppert (Actress, France)
Jury Members
Asia Argento (Actress/Director/Screenwriter, Italy)
Nuri Bilge Ceylan (Actor/Director/Screenwriter, Turkey)
Lee Chang-Dong (Director/Screenwriter, South Korea)
James Gray (Director/Screenwriter, USA)
Hanif Kureishi (Screenwriter, UK)
Shu Qi (Actress, Taiwan)
Sharmila Tagore (Actress, India)
Robin Wright Penn (Actress, USA)
2009 Cinéfondation/Short Film Jury
President
John Boorman (Director/Writer/Producer, UK)
Jury Members
Bertrand Bonello (Director, France)
Ferid Boughedir (Director, Tunisia)
Leonor Silveira (Actress, Portugal)
Zhang Ziyi (Actress, China)
2009 Un Certain Regard Jury
President
Paolo Sorrentino (Writer/Director, Italy)
Jury Members
Uma Da Cunha (Journalist, India)
Julie Gayet (Actress, France)
Piers Handling (Film Festival Director, Canada)
Marit Kapla (Film Festival Director, Sweden)
2009 Caméra d'Or Jury
President
Roschdy Zem (Actor/Director, France)
Jury Members
Diane Baratier (Cinematographer, France)
Olivier Chiavassa (Federation of
Film Technicians, France)
Sandrine Ray (Director, France)
Charles Tesson (Critic, France)
Edouard Waintrop (Film Festival Director, France)