Today, the official accounts of the Cannes Film Festival in various social networks have shared with the world the news that the chairman of the jury of the future show has been selected. The main competitive program of the 73rd Cannes Film Festival will be watched and judged by a group of outstanding directors, actors and screenwriters led by Spike Lee. The American stage director has always been an important figure on the French Riviera. Here for the first time were shown his cult films "She needs it desperately", "Jungle Fever", "Do it right" and "Black Klansman". The last film was presented in Cannes in 2018, after a 22-year hiatus. Then he received the Grand Prix of the jury - the second most important prize of the show. Spike Lee himself reacted very emotionally to the invitation to judge the Main Competition Program in Cannes 2020:“When they called me and offered to become the President of the Cannes Jury, I was simultaneously shocked, happy, surprised and proud. The Cannes Film Festival has had a huge impact on my directing career. He definitely influenced the trajectory of my professional path ”. In total, Spike Lee has participated in various festival programs seven times over four decades, so his candidacy for such an important post seems very logical and correct. The rest of the jury will be announced in mid-April. “The creative and human position of Spike Lee is now more valuable than ever, because Cannes has always remained an open platform for those who awaken the minds and question all our beliefs,- said the permanent director of the film festival Thierry Fremault. -Lee's flamboyant personality, his honesty and directness will surely shake us all up. We will find out what kind of head of the jury he will be this spring! ”. Add to this upbeat announcement that Spike Lee will take over from Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, who served as jury president of the Cannes main competition last year. Then he gave the Palme d'Or to the stunning satire "Parasites" by Pong Joon-ho, which became a big international hit, has already won the Golden Globe and is preparing to take at least one statuette at the upcoming Oscars. We are confident that Spike Lee is looking forward to the announcement of the participants in the Cannes 2020 Competition Program with us. The show itself this year will take place from May 12 to 23 on the Cote d'Azur. The Topic of Article: Cannes 2020 nominated jury president. |