George Miller named 69th Cannes Film Fest jury presidentFebruary 2, 2016 - 15:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - George Miller will serve as president of the 69th annual Cannes Film Festival, the fest announced on Monday, February 1, according to Variety. It will be the Australian filmmaker’s second year in a row on the Croisette. Last year, his post-apocalyptic blockbuster “Mad Max: Fury Road” unspooled in an out-of-competition Cannes berth, garnering major critical acclaim en route to more than $375 million in worldwide box office. The Warner Bros. release is presently nominated for 10 Academy Awards, including best director and best picture for Miller. He previously won an Oscar for best animated feature for “Happy Feet” (2006), and received nominations for producing and writing “Babe” (1995) and for writing “Lorenzo’s Oil” (1992). Miller is the latest high-profile English-language director to preside over the jury, following Joel and Ethan Coen last year, Jane Campion in 2014, and Steven Spielberg in 2013. He has served on two previous Cannes competition juries: in 1988 under president Ettore Scola, when the Palme d’Or went to Bille August’s “Pelle the Conqueror,” and in 1999 under president David Cronenberg, when the top prize went to the Dardenne brothers’ “Rosetta.” The information was first reported by Le Parisien newspaper in France. Photo: Entertainment Weekly 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 | 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. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. Mkhitaryan raises arrest of former Karabakh leaders in Azerbaijan Inter Milan star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has shared a news story about the extension of the arrest of former Karabakh leaders. |