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 Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. 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”.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
