Ace
director Shekhar Kapur will be a part of the
prestigious Cannes Film Festival Jury. The film
fest is scheduled to begin on May 12th and the
list of films that would be competing for the
Golden Palm award has already been announced.
Chairing the jury will the Alice in Wonderland’s
director Tim Burton. This year just one Indian
film has made it to the Cannes – Udaan,
which is directed by debut director Vikramaditya
Motwane.
The film festival will open up with Ridley Scott's
Robin Hood.
Thierry Fremaux, director-general of the Cannes
Film Festival said, “The festival is not
just an Americano-European affair. We have several
films from other parts of the world, many in
competition.” |
