BERLINALE JURY MEETS THE PRESS

The ever-provocative British director Mike Leigh (Secrets and Lies, Vera Drake, Happy-Go-Lucky, Another Year) showed that he has not dampened his sometimes incendiary sentiments as he appeared with the other members of the Berlin Film Festival’s jury at a news conference today (Thursday). Leigh, who is this year’s jury president, remarked at first that the […]

ITALIAN DIRECTOR MORETTI TO PRESIDE OVER CANNES JURY

Lauding his “corrosive wit,” the Cannes Film Festival announced late Thursday that Italian director Nanni Moretti had been selected to head the jury at this year’s festival. In a statement, festival chief Thierry Frémaux, who holds the title “general delegate,” said, “The Festival wanted to celebrate its 65th season with a European jury President. High-spirited […]