Robert De Niro will receive the Honorary Palme d’Or at the 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival. The tribute will take place during the opening ceremony on May 13.
On the following day, De Niro will take part in a masterclass on the stage of the Debussy Theater.
“I have such close feelings for Festival de Cannes…,” De Niro said about the upcoming lifetime achievement tribute at the festival. “Especially now when there’s so much in the world pulling us apart, Cannes brings us together — storytellers, filmmakers, fans, and friends. It’s like coming home.”
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The iconic actor has had a long relationship with the Cannes Film Festival. He last walked the red carpet there for Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon.” He also presided over the jury 14 years ago.
De Niro follows the footsteps of fellow Palme d’Or honorees Meryl Streep and Jodie Foster, among others.
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As previously announced French actor Juliette Binoche will succeed Greta Gerwig as jury president of this year’s festival. It will mark a second time in Cannes history that the jury will headed by a woman for two consecutive years.
In an exclusive interview with Variety on Friday, Cannes’ chief Thierry Fremaux said he and his committee still had 50 movies to watch to complete the Official Selection which will be unveiled (at least in parts) on Thursday (April 10) in Paris. The lineup is expected to have a large of contingent of American filmmakers, including Jim Jarmusch, Spike Lee, Richard Linklater, Kelly Reichardt, Ari Aster, Kristen Stewart and Wes Anderson.
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