Uma Thurman named Cannes Un Certain Regard jury president April 21, 2017 - 18:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Uma Thurman is set head up this year's Un Certain Regard section in Cannes, The Hollywood Reporter reveals. The actress, who was a member of the main competition jury led by Robert De Niro, was announced Friday, April 21. The Un Certain Regard sidebar focuses on young filmmakers and runs separately from the main competition. Spanish director Pedro Almodovar will oversee the main competition jury, while Palme d'Or winner Cristian Mungiu will preside over the student and short films jury. Italian-French actress Monica Bellucci will serve as master of ceremonies at the opening and closing evenings. This year's Cannes Film Festival runs May 17-28.  Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24  U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says.Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |
