Cristian Mungiu President of the Courts-Métrages & Cinéfondation (Chinese Schools)
After the appointment of Monica Belluci as mistress of the opening and closing ceremonies, it is the turn of the Filmmaking to appoint its jury president: the Romanian director Cristian Mungiu.
Cristian Mungiu is a regular of the Festival too since he received Palm gold 2007 « 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days » the price of the scenario and the price of the staging last year for « Baccalaureate » (2016).
The Romanian director will preside over the jury of short films and Filmmaking The Cannes Film Festival, a nursery for new talents from the world's film schools. He succeeds the Japanese filmmaker Naomi Kawase, was also awarded in 2012 by the Prize of the scenario for « Beyond the hills« . The following year, Cristian Mungiu was a member of the prestigious jury chaired by Steven Spielberg with Nicole Kidman.
Representative of the New Romanian Wave, Cristian Mungiu sharing with the Festival a long and brilliant history with a rare intelligence »the Cannes Film Festival.
For Gilles JacobPresident of the Filmmaking of the Cannes Festival, Cristian Mungiu is « The examiner dreamed to pass the bac du Festival, i.e. the Cinéfondation and the short films ».
« The Filmmaking always gave young filmmakers the help and recognition they needed at the very beginning of their career so that they could express themselves with courage and find their way »underlined Cristian Mungiu. Created in 1998 by Gilles Jacob, former president of the Cannes Film Festival, the Filmmaking is dedicated to the emergence of new talents of the 7th art. From South Africa to Mexico and Mongolia, 16 young directors from 14 countries will participate in the 2017 edition.
Cristian Mungiu shared his first reaction :
« Recognizing value, originality, in cinema has never been easy. Recognizing the value of very young filmmakers is even more difficult. But the Cinéfondation is known for having succeeded in doing so with great efficiency. The Cinéfondation has always given young filmmakers the help and recognition they needed at the very beginning of their careers so that they can express themselves with courage and find their voice. I hope it will continue for a long time with the same efficiency and I am proud to be associated with this approach. »
Source: Filmmaking www.cinefondation.com / AFP / Canal+/ Cannes festival
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