PARIS: THE COEN BROTHERS VIDEO,
The Coen brothers,the award-winning American
directors of "No Country for "Old Man""Forgo"
and TheBig Lebowski"are no jointly head this
years Canners Film Festival jury the organisers
announced Tuesday.
Joel and Ethan Coen will be co- presidents of the
panel of filmmakers and actors who will judge
the 20-or so films in the nain competition event
of the festival,which will run May 13-24 according
to a statement.
The two directors added they were "especially
happy at the opportunity being given to us to see
films from around the entire world" They stressed
that Cannes "has always played an important role
for us" since the beginning of their careers.
Being presidents of the jury of this year is even
more of an honour in that we've never been president
of anything before. It is the first time the Cannes
jury will be jointly headed by two people.
The sibling are also Cannes darling having presented
seven of their 16 features at the Riviera showcase,
event,They picked up the festival's top Palme
d'Or prize for Barton Fink in 1991,its runner-up
Grand Jury Prize.
If the Coen brothers "filmography is anything
to by though ,dark humour and offbeat characters
or situations would be appealing traits they
would be looking for.
They have also increasingly been attracting
Hollwood stars to yheir own films.
AFP.
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