Oscar-nommed “Timbuktu” helmer to head Cannes’ Cinefondation juryFebruary 18, 2015 - 10:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Director Abderrahmane Sissako has been named president of the Cinefondation and Short Film juries at the 68th Cannes Film Festival, Cannes organizers announced, according to TheWrap. Sissako’s film “Timbuktu” screened in competition at last year’s Cannes, and went on to receive acclaim and an Oscar nomination in the Best Foreign Language Film category, where it became Mauritania’s first entry and first nomination. “Timbuktu” deals with a small African village taken over by Islamic fundamentalists. It was the latest of six Sissako films to screen at Cannes: “The Game” in the Critics’ Week section, “Octobre” and “Waiting for Happiness” in Un Certain Regard, “Life on Earth” in Directors Fortnight and “Bamako” out of competition. Earlier, Cannes announced that the main competition jury will be headed by Joel and Ethan Coen. This year’s festival will run from May 11 though May 24 in the South of France. 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 | Armenia Security Council chief traveling to Qatar Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will travel on a working visit to Qatar. Armenian Foreign Minister regrets “tragic loss” of Iranian counterpart The Armenian Foreign Ministry has expressed shock over the death of the Iranian President and the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Armenian PM sends condolences to Iran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a message of condolence to the Supreme Leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. |