Thursday, 23/03/2017 18:24 (GMT+7)
The 70th annual Cannes Film Festival is scheduled to be held from May 17th – 28th.
Actress Monica Bellucci (Source: AFP)
Spanish film director and screenwriter Pedro Almodovar has been selected as the President of the jury for the festival.
Meanwhile, Italian actress Monica Bellucci will succeed French actor Laurent Lafitte as host of the opening and closing ceremonies of this year’s festival.
The actress has repeatedly been the guest of Cannes since the first time she came to the festival in 2000 to present the film “Under suspicion”. In addition, in 2006 Bellucci was part of the jury.
The Italian actress is also known for films like “Malena” and “The Passion of the Christ”, recently she starred in the film “Milky Way” and the TV series “Mozart in the Jungle”.
The Cannes Film Festival is an annual international event, one of the most prestigious in the world, that celebrates the best in film./.
Compiled by BTA