STEPHEN FREERS PRESIDENT OF THE 2007 CANNES FESTIVAL

Communiqué of 11 January 2007

Stephen Frears has just accepted the presidency of the 60th Jury^e Cannes Festival, which will take place from May 16-27.

Revealed in 1985 by My Beautiful LaundretteStephen Frears presents Prick up Your Ears 1987 in the official selection at the Cannes Film Festival The film will be awarded.

1988 on Dangerous connections devotes its international success. Since then, with equal happiness, he has alternated great genre films (Heroes Despite him, the Arnaqueurs) and more intimate or engaged subjects (The Snapper), High Fidelity, Dirty Pretty Things).

Last movie by Stephen Frears, The Queen (Helen mirren, Oscar 2007 best actress)