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Cannes juries announced

A few days after the official selection of films was revealed, the festival unveils its competition juries

Apr 25 2005

The judges for this year's Cannes Film Festival have been announced.

The main jury, which is lead by Emir Kusturica ('Underground', 'Life is a Miracle'), features directors John Woo, Agnes Varda, Benoit Jacquot and Fatih Akin, actors Javier Bardem, Salma Hayek and Nandita Das and writer Toni Morrison.

Alexander Payne ('Election', 'Sideways') presides over the Un Certain Regard section, where he is joined by Betsy Blair, Sandra Den Hamer, Eduardo Antin, Gilles Marchand, Katia Chapoutier and Genevieve Welcomme.

Abbas Kiarostami ('Aitraaz', 'A Taste of Cherry') will oversee the Camera d'Or competition for best first film, with Patrick Chamoiseau, Malik Chibane, Romain Winding, Luc Pourrinet, Laura Meyer, Yves Allion, Roberto Turigliatto and Scott Foundas making up the jury.

Finally Edward Yang ('The Terroriser', 'Mahjong') presides over the Cinefoundation and Short Films jury, with Chantal Akerman, Yousry Nasrallah, Sylvie Testud and Colin McCabe all judging.

The Festival runs from May 11-22, and the Time Out film site will feature regular updates with all the news and reviews that matters.

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